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The commodore 64/128 Usier's Gi
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Sofimir
Shareware
Freeware
GEOS Primer
Parti
Caring For Your
Cominofiiore
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.S.A. $3.95
CANADA £4,95
Call Toll Free 1-800-233-8760
mmf NX-1001
180 CPS Oral!
45 CPS NLO
4 Rosidonl (oiils
From Conlfol
Panal
2-¥eai Warranty
$129
95*
bfoOTer HJ-iooi
• 83 CPS t.0 mode-IOcpi
• AC adapter standard
• Ni-Cad battery opUona
• Ink lite 700,000 (LO)
1.4 mlliion (NLQ)
• Weighs under b lbs
$279
star Mlcronics
NX-lOO) S129.95'
Nx-1020 Color stet.es
NX-2430 S229.95
NX-2420 Color S27S.9S
XH-t020 , 1319.95
XR't520 5399.95
XB-2420 , $439.95
XB-2425 »55M5
LS04 Pago Lnaor M49.9S
SJ4B Ink Jo! , I2B7.9S
>t[[[/i>GSX-140+_Color
220 CPS Draft
72 CPS Laltor
Quality
24-Wlro Dot Matrix
Color Prinior
2-Vear Warranty
$289
95
Panasonic
• Enhanced 9'Pln
Prlnlor
• 240 CPS Draft
• 48 CPS NLQ
• EZ-Sot Oporalor
Panel
• Z-Yoar Warranty
KX-P1180i
$145'=
PRIISrTERS
Brother
M13D3 St4S.95
Mia24L J22a.95-
M1fl09 $295.95
M19D9 5409.95
MA^im .1539.95
M25ia S77S.95
M4309 800 CPS St599.95
HL8V Laser $1349.95
HL8 Laser PostScript S2195.95
HJ-t OOi Ink jBt $279.95
Okldata
1B4 TurlJO »i1B.9S
Citizen
200GX $149,95
200GX Color $179.95
QSX.130 , $215.95
GSX-131) Color $239.95
QSX-t40+ $275.95
GS)(-140t CotOf $209.95
aSX-t45 $379.95
200QX-t5 $319.95
PN-4B Nototmok Printnr $309.95
>(:nT/i:\ 200GX Color
Panasonic
liaoi $145.95
2180 Oultl Sftlat $164.95
21 23 Oul»t 5«cl«l »229.9S
1123 $189.95
1 1 241 $265.95
2624 Quiot SarlH ...$359.95
1B54 $529.95
4410 Laser $599.95
4430 L«s«r . $649 95
44S0i Lamr $1069.95
44S5 ps Laser $1859,95
$214.95
$299.95
$299.95
$429.95
.$429.95
.$585.95
$929.95
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390 Plus
391 Plus
393 Plus
393C (color) S9BB.9S
Laser 400 $575.95
Laser 800 S899.9S
Laser 820 ,,.,...... $1235.95
Laser 830 Post Script $1279.95
Laser SflO Post Script $ 1 589.95
'Quantities Limited
ColorJ9-wire Printer
240 CPS Dratt
240x216 dpi
5 rosldont fonts
2-Year Warranty
$179
Epson
LX-StD $159.95
FX-10SO $398,95
L(^570 $264.95
LOS60 $549.95
LO-S70 S439,9S
LO-1070 S379.95
L0.1170 SS95.95
Action Lator I) 5669.95
ES 300C Scenntr S799.95
COMCKf OOORE UPGRADES
386SXJ25MHZ COMPUTER
* IBM Comojillble
' 2M HUM
• 101 KatllotriJ
I 1.44M8 $ 1.7MB Floppy
■ 1 Par. 2 5Drlal Ports
I lOEiFloppi Conlrollti
> Cardlnil VGA Oard
' too r^B IDE Hard Drite
■ MS'DOSS.OMS
Windows 3.0 Wi'Mnuse
$899" I
PC LOGIC 2.1 EX
External Modem
• 2400 BPS
• 3 Year Warrrlaty
• Quicklink SoftMara
$69
95
Monitors
Magna vox:
CM9039 S219.95
Accessories
Diskettes:
SVi Disk Notctier $5.95
XldBX 5Vi DSDD S4.95
Xidax 3'A DSDD $9,95
Surge Protectors:
OVS PP-102 $15.95
QVS PP-112 115,95
OVS PP-1 06 $22.95
Printer Interfaces:
Xetec Jr $38,95
Xetec Supergrapttlcs $55,95
Printer Paper:
1000 stieet laser . . . S19.9S
Address Labels S9.95
Drive Maintenance:
5 '.i Drive Cleaner S4,95
3'A Drive Cteanar $4,95
/!!• 386 DXMO COMPUTER
■ IBM Compsllljla
• 1MBHM
■ 1l)74iT68i1« VGA Card
' 13D MB tOE Hard Drive
' tOEi'Floppy Conlroller
01 Koymrd
IDt KoyI
• 1.44MB & 1.2MB Floppy
• 1 Par. 3 Serial Pons
• MS-DOS 5.0 MS Windows
3.0 WIMouse
$1 249" I
MAGNAVax CM9039 MONITOR
9
< t'V AnaloE] Display
* .29 Ool Pitch
* 1 Year Warranty
$219
95
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Take a look at CMD's Sizzling Summer Specials
RAMLInk Packages
• RAMLink, RAMCard II and HTC
■ RAMLink Battery
•1 or 4 MB SIMM Module
1 MB RAMLink package $275.00
4 MB RAMLink package $375.00
HD - RAMLink Packages
• RAMLink, RAMCard I! MB and RTC
•HD Series Hard Drive
• Parallel Cable • Shipping $25.00
HD-20Pkg 3600 HD-40Pkg $775
HD-100 Pkg S975 HD-2O0 Pkg S1175
RAMDrlve Specials
■ RAM Drive 1 MB $225,00
•RAM Drive 2 MB $275.00
GEOS Combo Package S60.00
• Pariect Print Complete System
geoMakeBoot • Stiipping Included
SwiftLInk Package
- SwiltLink -232 Carlridge
- DB 9 to DB 25 Modem Cable
' Terminal and Fi!e Xfer Software
■ Shipping Charges Included
Swift Link Package $45.00
SumTWi Spedato will b« oflere<l irirougM A.gusi 31. 1992. Quoniiies rmiy Ce l.miied, cam<ici CMD lor .i^.-iitibihly Ct^D raswvM Iha right lo Changs prtdng It ntomnrf.
RftMhrive
• Compoct-Altthefeaturesyou'VeflverwaniedframRAM
expansion in a compact unit. Fiva capacities: 51 2K, 1 , 2,
4, and S megabytes. Dimensions: 6"l x 3"w x 1"li.
• Expandable ■ Now RDX Models allow lor users to
expand RAMDriva jpto 2, 4, and 8 megabytes.
. Compatible ■ Use FWMDrive with GEOS, CP/M, Q-Link,
BBS programs, productivity software and more.
• tJoii-Voiatiio - External pov^er supf^y eliminaios drain on
computer power supply and retains data indefinitely.
Iniomai roc fiarg cable balteries retain data up to 7 days.
RDX units USD an optional external battery and also retain
data for up to 7 days.
■ FAST - Up to 400x faster than a 1541 ; 20x faster than
R AMDOS; Built-in JiffyDOS speeds access lo CMD Hard
Drives and JiffyDOS-equipped floppy drives.
■ Easy lo Use - Plugs into the cartridge port Operates like
a standard disk drive. File and diskcopiers included along
wi^ partition ing,supportJtilitios,andnowGEOSconliguro.
■ RD-tMS-OrganizeRAMintoasmanyasSOmanageablo
paniiions that emulate 1541, 1571, S 1581 drives or
expand to the full RAM capacity with MS-DOS style
subdirectories. Autoboot 64 and 1 7% mode programs.
Eliminates jagged output • Resolution up to 360 x 360 DPI {24 Pin), 240 x 216 DPI (9 Pin)
GEOCABLE compatible • Allows multiple copy printing ■ HQ drivers enhance graphic output
Perfect Print LQ is a complete prim enhancement package for GEOS that delivers the highest quality dot mainx
output possible. Indudes a unique pnnt utility and font set lor enhancing GEOWRITE documonis, utilities for
creating fonts, and high quality drivers for other GEOS applications. Improves text and graphic output on
virtually all 9 S 24 pin dot matrix printers and supports font attribules such as italics, outline, underline, bokl, etc.
Main syslom (All drivois, utilities, and 7 fonis) $34.95 • Font Package (42 LQ tcnls) $29.95
Cofflplelo Syslem {Main System & 49 fontsj $49.9S • ShippJngjHandling SS.OO (Danada add $4.50
Power Backeti REU Interface and
Expandable RAM Disk
Non-VolatltD Storage - Operates on its own external
power supply. Optional rechargeable battery back up
retains dataevenduringpoweroutages.
Compatible • Use GEOS, CP/M, Q-Link, BBS
programs, productivity software and more. RAM port
for connection of REU or GEORAM of any capacity
Pass-thru port supports most cartridges.
User Expandable - Internal RAMCard allows
expansion up to 16 Mb by using standard SIMM's.
FAST - Up to 400x faster than a 1 541 ; 20x faster than
RAMOOS; Built-in JiffyDOS plus pamllel interlace to
speed access to CMD Hard Drives,
Easy lo Use ■ Plugs into the Cartridge Port, Operates
like astandarddiskdrive. Fie and disk CO piers included
along with partitioning and GEOS sup(:cn utilities
R L IX) S -Organize RAM into manageable partitions
that emulate 1541, 1571, S 1581 drives or expand lo
thelullRAMcapadtywithM S-IX3S s lyle subdirectc ries
The Ultimate in Mass Storage for the 64/1 28
• Capacity - 20 Mb to 200 Mb capadlies enable you to
store Ihe equivalent of up to 12501541 [170K) disks.
• Speed ■ The fastest Commodore compaiiWe hard
drives. Speeds up to 50x faster than a 1541 .
• Compatibilily- Ideal tor usewith GEOS, CP/H, Q'Link,
BBS programs, produaiviiy softwa/a and much more.
• Compact Size -3 1/rSCSI tochnology allows for a
compact case aboul the same siio as a 1581.
• Expandability-Chain upto six SCSIdcvicesor connect
to Macintosh, IBM-Compatible & Amiga computers,
• Built-in Real Time Clock- Automatically lime and date
starrps files and sets Sie GEOS clock.
• HD-DOS - Organize storage into as rtiany as 254 i
partitions that emulate 1541, 1571, & 1581 drives or
expand to 1EMb with MS-DOS style subdirectories.
• Easy lo use ■ Connects like a standard drive and easy
to read manual explains all laceis of dnve operalion.
Correscompletewiih copiers and maintainenceuiiliiies.
RD-512 5199.95
RDX-I $26495
RDX-8 JS49.95
RD-I Ji4*3r RD-2
RDX-2 5319.95 RDX-4
RDXExlomal Battery urii
$399.95
J24.9S
CALL FOR PRICE
$599.95
JbS49:95' $799.95
J&lOe^SfS' $999.95
RAMUritfrn RAMCard] tl79.9S
RAhlUri((w/FUMCif;gr) J2 19.95
RAMLink (RAMCanlll'HTC) S239.9S
RAMCard lf(*ithflICl 179.95
RAMCard II (wilkiul RTC) 159.95
Ballery w^cable $14 95
HD Parallel Cable st4 95
RTC add-on Kit S:9 95
iMbSIMM 54300
4Mb SIMM tl45C0
MzBSS
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Hl'perfoiniancg ROM upgrade < Performs all
disk accesses up to 15 limes faster
Guaranteed IMK coinpatlble • BuiIMn DOS
Wadgo li file i;opwr > Easy to Install
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A Powerful Now DssWop tor GEOS 2.0
Task Switching ■ Three drive support
Access tul capacsy ol HD, RAMLir*,
RAMDrive, expandwJ REU's 1 GEOflAM
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SeoMaltaBaat makes booting GEOS from naarly all devk:es and rraking bad-i^ copies of ihe GEOS boot disk easy and convenient. Beskles being
compatjbiB wiiii virtually all CBM compalble devices. geeMakeBoot also elirrinates the need for installing some desk accessories and si^iports CMD
Hard Drivw. RAMLink and RAMDrwe. geoMaheBoot is simple, ineipersive and easy to usa. gaoMakaBoot (12.9S + J2.M shipping -
Ordering Informallon and Shipping Charges
CMD Hird OrrvM: Ccrlnsnli US: SSiOOpa drive | UPS ground), »SCO (a-d-Djy), WS 00 (Nail-Osj). Carvsd*.- 150.M (AimtJil). COD lo US. only M 00 Jttdl diajs. Fas ji prioi Mi StM« lo U.S. R«»l Phcs
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RAMOtivt: US: W.50 [UPS). 11 £.00 (^id day), COD add ^.00. CaruiU StS.OO.RDX Binay iM S3. ^mfitA
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pajierless society, ])a])er grade remains impoi tani lo
many leaders, 'lb t)thcrs, il's a nou-issue.
We'll coutimie lo experiment witli paj)er over ilie
ne\l lew issues ;iud carelully weigh die cosi./t)ualily ralio. Which type
of paper do vw preler? Hyon feel strongly about it, tirop us a line.
While we experiiuenl with magai^iue Ibrmal, I he eouient remains
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comjiuiing. '^'ou'll learu bow- yon can lake advantage of a treasure
trove of inexpensive, but liigh-(|uahty, sofiw^are. .Selecting die besi of
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sands of programs.
Nexl. godiiecily lo the tiW)S tuloiial, where you'll (ind experl
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enviroinnem. GEO.S remiiin.s one ol'ihe best reasons lo be a Coni-
iitodore user, flieil proceed to the article on taking care of yimr com-
puler system, folltjw the tips provided to ensure your peace of mind
and your computer's longevity ,iiid ease of use.
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al llie seams wilh inlbtiiiation you've goi lo see to believe.
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NKXT ISSliR: A't/iV focuses iis s])otliglii on tiKOS, with lips, tuto-
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(d'.O.S. I'or iion-CdsOS users, the liiieii|> will include interesting pii}-
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Mail RUN
Rrslhand jmlback on products by CMD and FGM, phis
■responses to articles and letters from, issues past.
Armed and Dangerous (Finally]
1 irally didn't plan on making I his a i:ooipliiii(*iiiaiy li-ttci;
I rc;i]ly didn't. Aftfr ordcrinj^ RAM Link and a JiflyLXis diivc
ROM for my lo'l 1 II, 1 [>;iiienily wait(.*d for UPS lo biing mc
my litilL' ijox oljoy. And ivaitid. And waited. Wiifn ilie box 11-
nally arrived — almost tivu nKimlis alter I plated ilic oicIl-i- — I
w;is Hiiiiiii}^.
I set iiboiit iiisialliiij; JiHyUOS in my drive (a smijrisiiigly
paitik'ss jiRK;ediire) and setting itp RA.MLink (less painless, hut
not bad overall).
Now thai all oJ this is utnking, I jtist can't bring niysell to
tutiiplaiti a.s I had ()laniirii. RAM I. ink is inaediblrl llo(Jting
up the machine ww/ CH-'OS takes all ol' 10 seconds (if I boilu.T
loset 11]) the dale atid time). All my lile.saic right thete waiting
on aone-tiiegahyte paililiini. 1 doit'teven turn on a drive must
ol the time.
J ilivDOS is just as impR'ssive as the R'VMLinL Tlie faster load-
ing time i.s gi-eat, but tile DOS wedge is tiniy famastic.
In s]jite of the wait, I am 2011 jierrent satisfied with these
products. I hev turn a gieat little joniputer into a heavily aniied
killer. (IWM'r .Amigar Why hotherl)
— Andv Nieurugge, Yankion. SI)
If the Computer Fits, Use It
111 "RUN for the Money?" (Mail RUN, March/April '92) Mr.
Zeinha raises some excellent [)oinis. biit misses the main fmini
of fjer.sonal compming.
'I'iie reality is that yon buy and use t!ie compitter that is right
for you, but you tlmi't exjiei t it to be state of the art ibrever. If
yoii'ir tired of hearing iS-bit bashing, don't listen. I use my C~
128 lVec]itently, and it senes iny [)urposes vety well. We also
have an .\niiga 500, which my son uses, and an Amiga 15(100,
which my wife uses for Iter home business; the C- 1 28 is not ap-
[jtojn iate for her needs.
Siue, someday I'll gel rid of my trttsty C-12.H, but it will be
when I no hinger have a need for it, not because it isn't tlie
linttesi machine on the tnarket, I have no ])rol)!cni dninping
to our Intagewriier and the <)nality is more than acceptable lor
my needs, .-'md when I want to get fancy I use our I«iserjet.
II ymi think you can gel a gteat deal on a 16-bii SX-IWO
clone, buy one! Don't (brget. though, you'll also have to buy
an ofierating system (such as MS-DOS), a graphii al user inter-
face (sucli as Windows), a \'C;A caul, a sound tartl. a harii thive
interface card, a mouse and a tniiiimiim of l.Mli ol R,\M for
multitasking. I tise a l)X- hSb and s|jeak fioiii e\])ci ience; To
use any o( tlie newei' soitware, consider gelling a Irard drive
larger ihau 85M1V, and luemoiy in excess ofSMIl.
Care lo make that coniparison again?
In spile of what yon may think, A'fW happens to he the only
national (actually, iiiiernalioiial) maga/ine actively supporting
H-bii users, which is why I subsiribe. Ifrbey happen to have a
Ihin gras|> on lealily and publish their observations and ojiln-
ions, regardless ofWlielber we agiee with them or not, then I
certainly believe they have that right. (Well, okay, they don't
fihi'ayi have a firm grasjj on reality.)
— )(>ttN COMfUFOKD, \\V)f)nt.\Nt) llit,t,s, CA
Artistic Compatibility
I'm an aitisi who owns a (Mvl with a Koala I'lid and a paint
ptogiam. I intend to pmchase an .Amiga, Inn I don't want to
di.scard my (54. How, as you suggest, can the Cl-fW be used in
conjunction with the .Vmiga?
— Bruce Morg.an, l'oi.i.{H:K Ptsts, C;A
Ourfunt iiiggfsliim is to muiw tlif most nflmlh systems. Kmp your
f ,'-(57 up (1)1(1 1'tonii)!^, i-sjiir kilty fur Ike core appUmt'mns ymi Imvit
rime to love and ikpniii tijion, und sjiew! ynur time with the Amiga
leaniiug to use its e\rel!e)it gi'iil)liif\ riijmbililies.
Oil the subject uj iisiiig tlie tieti in eonjuiiffitni: Fiist. yiiu can easiiy
tmiisiale word proceaing jiles Inuk owl fi/illi behiven thi' (1-64 and
the Amiga. You will need a eonirrsion pnigiam and a l5Hi diive to
(trmmmndate the V/J-iiieh ,\miga di.fh. .Second, yoii can al.w Iran.'iltite
('•61 gmphirs files, including your R'imla images, to tin Amiga'Com-
putihie formal without Iming any (lunlity. Iteidiw, howeivr, that Amiga
gmj)tiir.s filesiire iiineti iiioreeoinptes tlidii ('.-64 files, so there are strict
limitations when converting Amiga grajihics to Coiiimodme jormat.
For details, see "Sliare and Share Alilie, " by Tim Wabh, and "('on-
vcrling Graphics Fdei," h\ lUid Hughes, both in the Septemlier/dctober
/<J9/ "/»(«' (/RUN.
— liDtTOkS
Curly Braces Cause Confusion
1 can't miderstanil <pne thing in your piTigrams. In the mid-
dle of one of \ our programs, you liave this in the line:
6 CT=0:PRINT" {SHIFT CLR)":REM*56
Wiiat do the braces mean?
— DANtEl, I'AYNt'., UiRliA'l FaI.I.S, Ml'
'I he rurly Inmrs in our program listings mean "perform the func-
txin drscrdied within these braces. " In your example, ymi wimid type
the quotation mark, then hohhhiwn llie SHiirhey and press the c:ij:mi
key (marked ci.ii iio.Mf: an your keyboard^ then tyj>e the ijiwtation
mark again and piv.^s lll:lflt\. You do not type in the curly braces!
For more examples using curly braces, and detailed instructions on
typing in program listings, \ee tlie Checksum cm jnige 75. 115' have
recently rewritten the C.liechsum insi ructions lo answer the questions
thai mostjirst-limers have when typing in program listings. (Note: 'I'lie
Checksum pmgram itself bos not changed.)
— I''.t)ll(>R.S
Fun Graphics Success Story
l.;ist tall I nee<Ied a piogram to make forms, but I couldn't
6 R i; \ ■ jui.Y/.\L:c;i.sr luu^
find one. RUN to the rusaie! Your Nnvt'iul)t.'i/Ik'a']iif)fi- li)!)l
issiiu (ksiiH)w! two form crciition j>i^)jfr;riiis. But ag;nii, dis;ij)-
puiiimu'iil — one was no longfi av;iil;il)lcMiul no one had htard
of the oilier, Fun Graphics Machint;.
Oiuc again, RUN to the rescnc! hi Coming Attractions, I
read you were going to review I'un (Irapliics Machine in the
Marcii/Aprii issue, aiid I found an atl tin die |>i<)j;iani in your
chissilied section, A quick call, priorily mail, aird some nice
pe()]5le liatl I'CIM in my li;m(is ihe ncxl day, aiid^ — WOW!
K;M makes the graphics and fouls stand out hom the pagel
The ilionnigh manual and inexpensive keyhoard overlay had
nlf — 11 diiee-thumbcd newcomer — up and nuining in no time.
I soon had a set of forms made up exactly 10 my specifications.
The last print program I Ijoughl reqtiitx-d the Amiga version
for sniiMidiing. Hm Graphics Machine has a smoothing rontine
huilt in. It's excellent.
— Dick Kimkkk, Coos B.w, OR
Me and My 64: Still Going Steady
[ (ound Warren Buchanan's article, "ROM Is Where the
1 lean Is," (March/April) veiy entertaininff. It touched on the
deep loyalty wc die-hard G-64 owners have Icir our computers.
I have often contemplated "\ipgradiiig," hut have always
slopped short, ojjting instead 10 dig dee[)er into my C;-(>1. Be
it software, an RV.U or some other acid on, I si'e my cotnputer
as a "work in progix^ss," always growing and ini]noving.
.As piesident of my local ttsei 's groujj, I ha\'e seen many
members buy .Amigas, but the C-64 and 128 continue to be the
computers ofchoice. Tlie lack of new software is a major con-
tern, hut with the thotisands of already released programs, an
old title, tediscovered, can be just as euteitainiug or usefld.
— MiTOi L. DURDi.K, Gai.k.siu;i«;, il.
Accolades and Remdnstrances
I'll start by saying thanks for sticking with us C;-(i'i/l 28 u.sers.
Based on your reviews I have puirhased a lot of stuff for my
GonnnotUne, including li.\M].ink, tiaieWay and jilTynOS.
(for the money I've spent I cotdd have made a big down pay-
mem on an IBM, so it's your fault IBM is in such dire straits.)
1 don't program, and I doubt I ever will, so die issue ol soliwaie
availabilitv is veiT iniportant to me. .\Ianv oi \ our advertisers
have benefited fnmi my purchases simply because of their ads.
For all this praise, I also have a complaint, loo often, when
someone who is obviously a nev^comer to computing asks a
question in Gonmiodore Clinicnr Mail Rl'N, youi answers ai«
iivcomf)lete and lack content. Don't cui jieople short,
I would finally like to add a pitch (01 the new Teifecl I'riitt
LQ for (d'X)S, from (Creative Micio Designs: .Xl last there is a
simple and inc-xpensive way to print letter c[ttaliiy documents,
— RiciiAitn Warwick, Rkno, NV
He's Become a Power User
Based u|>on yonradvite, 1 pui my old C'-fil hack intoiiction.
I replaced the I'lll disk drive with a 1,")71. iviaining die 1511
as a bat kup. I hoitghl an RKL'. collet teil usi'ful soltware Ironi
RUN, its aiheitisers and militaiT base exchanges. Of course,
I also subscribed to RL'X and to ReRL'N.
For a year after that, I used the C-64 primarily to write let-
ters, "fhen I joined the Ctjast Guani .'Uixiiiaiy, and in Decem-
ber I ttiok over editing and prtiducing the monthly newsletter
FlotiUa. flow was I to do the job? No jiroblem. 1 have a C-64,
tVint .Slioj), Newsroom, a word processing ptiogram, phis some
utilities and accessories.
Recently i turned over the old Comniodore (J 1 and die I ."1 1 1
drive to my leeiiage dauglner. (She loves to 11111 games riglil
when I need to gel win k done.) 1 ie[)laced it w'hh a new IlKl I hat
I found in the Seais tatalog lor SI 50. UPS delivend it 1111
Wednesday. 'I'liank yiiu for tlie encouiagement.
— SiiKkwoonSrirr/.. H.wei.ock. NG
TPUG FDR More Than PETs
Last year after RUN published a list of user's groups we re-
ceived at least a do/en inquiries from PET owners. What isn't
tihvious hum our name. Timmlo PET Un'i's Gmiip, is tliai TI'UG
isn't just for I'KI nuiieis. We tiy to support essenliallv eveiy-
ihing OnninrKiore has built. Well, almost; We don't support
CUyiV or .'Vniiga L'NIX yet. We have Plus/! programs, biil none
explicitly for the G-lti, and we have uoihiug h)r the Max or
the new video game sold in F.URipe,
—Ian McIntosh, Wii.i.own.M.i:, ONI"
'I'lifink.'i for lilt' darijicathm. Tl'l'G i\ ime iij the most ivsjii'Cled
('ommotloiv i/.vcr'.v frroujis oiil thiir. Tl'l'G acfitjils mail-in miiiiher-
sliips. Olid is all nri'lli'iil ivwwrefornll Qnmnmlorf users.
— Kurrnns ■
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Software Gallery
Commodore versions ofyourfavorUe coin-op arcade games,
a speckicular simulation and grist for the grey mailer.
ByJOHNRYAN
The Simpsons Arcade
Game B-
Fans of (he Coin-Op Originut
Won 7 Be DisappoiiUed
Atf you a fan of the Ititiy juid Sciatcliy
show? \Vlu!!i you iliiiik olt lowu'i does the
uaiiK- KiiistVLonif in miiidV lVih;i[)s vou
lliitrk thai llie "Bart Mau" soug should
liaVL' betu uoiviiiiatcd for a Ciiiinmiy.
11 you tan aus^ver yes to an\ ol these
<|uesii(ins, theu yixi are uudoiihledly a
Siiii[)s()us I'anaiic. Il'thai's die case, ymt'll
waul lo j^ei this game. Uaig available (bi-
Nuiteii(!o systems, tlie Sim[)s<iiis anade
game hits (iiially made its i'A'>\ detiul.
The scenario is simple: While lakiuga
k'isuiely stiT)ll thtough Sjiriiiglleld, tlie
Simpson fatnily literally sliimlik's into a
thief" making liis getaway fhmi a jevveliy
stole lieist. Ilie thiel chops a paeifiei-
shaped diamond which, natmally. Mag-
gie fuids and claims lor hef own. Ihe
ihiel snaulics Maggie aiitl makes his get-
away, ll is your job lo recover Maggie
fmni die clutches of this villain.
Ynu can play die role ufauy one ofthe
.Siiujisons: Bart. IJsa, Marge or 1 hinier
Kadi character has special at)iliiies to
deal with the |)lediora ol had guys; li;ul
has his tiusty skateboard, Lisa her iuiii|)
rope, .Marge metes out justice uilh a vac-
uum cleatier, and Homer, pethaps the
sorriest hero of all. punches his way
through the streets of ,S[>tingfield with
his iTJck-muscled aiins (yeah, right).
.'Vs yon matieuver your cliaracter
thiough the scrolling sueets of Sjniiig-
lield, you'll run across street loughs, ex-
ecutive yes-men, ghosts, gi;mis and a
host of other nasties. Along ihe way
you'll Ihid items to ilirow or use as
weapons — even sllugshols, one of Hart's
favol ite wea[)<)iis. Ibeie are eigllt levels
to play tliiough, inclndiug Krusiyland,
Moe's liiveiti and the Burns Mansion.
You'll have to defe;it a major foe on each
level to advance to the iie.\t.
'Hie Simpsons opening scene dmnvs
it[) some of the best full -screen anirnaied
graphics I've seen fiir tlie Ci-fil. In fact,
the gta])hics look a lot like the o|>eniiig
scenes on the .Simpsons's television series.
Bart's skatciboard makes 3 great waapon
in Tho Simpsons Arcade Came by KonamI,
Ihe full-screen gntpliics ofthe game ii-
self, while not partiailarlv it'iuarkable. do
a fiiir job of imitating the liimiliai style of
Matt Grocning, the anist vvbo c reaied the
.Simpsons cartoon. Fm the most pan, the
characters are well drawn and true to
fbrin, l-!c[ually well done is the Sini|)sons's
soitmlimck that we have all tome lo love
or loathe, as the case ma\ be.
My only real disapjjoiinmeiii with this
game is its rather slopjjy joystick opera-
tion. I fiiitnd the chaiaeler's response
time a little slow as you move, jump or at-
tack. ,'\ct:or(iingly, this slow response can
cost you piecions lives in the early stages
ofthe game. Moreover— and I'll tioi muse
mi the motives — it also seems that the
damage yoit take from the main enemy
on each level is tathei excessive. You'll
have to tvly on ([nick thinking and coor-
dinatioti lo advani i'.
All in all, the Simpsorrs is a game that
will excite cnost laiis. I he loading limes
are bearable and nvn-]jlayer gaining is
Software Report Card
Outstanding A
Good B
Average C
Below Average D
Crummy F
supported. Ihe Siin])soiis is no piece of
cake, though, so plan on spending a lot
of time getting lo the last level. Wliatever
the case, don't have a cow, man.
(S-l9.0'>/(:'6-f. Konumi, 900 Dt-nfwM
htrhvii\. lUiJluii) C.mvt; II. 60089-! 5 10}
TMNT: The Arcade Game...B-h
Teenage Mutaitt Ninja Turtles
Return to tiie C-64
Put the pi//a order on hold! A]jril
O'Neil luis been abdtieted by Shredder's
foot Clan. Now ii's u]> to lour lovable
teenage turtles lo come to her rescue.
Tnrtles? Y'es, hy now all ofyou should
be familiar with the Teenage Mutant
Ninja iuitles I IMN 1), There's Leonar-
do, whose Kat;ma blades are the next
best thing lo Cdn/u knives; Raphael,
armed with a mean jiair oi Sal daggers;
Dunatello, the most intelligent turtle of
the bcmeli, wiekling his head-splitdng
Bo stick: and lasi, iheie's Miehaelangelo,
whcj can swing hluk liakns with the best
(jf them,
Ihis time, Slncdcier ;md his feeble-
mincled minions have whisked Afjril
away to some secicl local ion in the city
and you'll have to i;ike caie of tiie turtles
through eight levels of shell-cracking ;ic'-
tion to gel iier back.
If vouve ever had the opportunity to
plav the arcade version of TMNT, I hen
vou 11 innnectialelv leel comfortable wilh
ibis supeil) liaiislaiion. .\chniltecllv. the
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REM SCREEN PRINT 64 - KELLY KIPFERL
:REM*249
10 FOR T=49152 TO 49368:READ D:CK=CK+D:PQK
E T,D:NEXT :REM*84
20 IF CK c> 26569 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA
...":END :REM*90
30 PRINTCHRSd 47) "PRESS CONTROL/ BACKARROW
TO PRINT" : REM*! 50
40 SYS 49329 :REM*241
50 DATA 165,203,205,59,3,240,7,141,59,3,20
1, 57, 240, 3, 108, 254, 3, 169,0 :REM*94
60 DATA 162,8,160,62,32,189,255,169,1,162,
4,160,255,32,186,255,32,192 :REM*89
70 DATA 255,173,136,2,133,255,169,0,133,25
4, 141, 253, 3, 166, 184, 32, 201 :REM*189
80 DATA 255,162,0,160,0,177,254,201,128,14
4,6,141 ,253,3,56,233,1 28,201 :REM*171
90 DATA 96,144,7,24,105,64,201,96,176,18,2
01, 64,1 44, 7, 24, 105, 32, 20 1,64 :REM*2 31
100 DATA 176,7,201,32,176,3,24,105,64,141,
252, 3, 173, 253, 3, 201, 0,240, 5 :REM*1 21
110 DATA 169,18,32,210,255,173,252,3,32,21
0,255, 173, 253, 3, 201, 0,240, 10 :REM*110
120 DATA 169,146,32,210,255,169,0,141,253,
3,200,1 92,40,144,172,169,13,32 :REM*99
130 DATA 210,255,24,165,254,105,40,133,254
, 1 65, 255, 105, 0,1 33, 255, 232, 224 ;REH*1 79
140 DATA 25,144,147,32,204,255,169,1,32,19
5,255,108,254,3,173,20,3,141 :REM*183
150 DATA 254,3,173,21,3,141,255,3,120,169,
0,141 ,20,3,169,192,141 ,21, 3, 88 :REM*94
160 DATA 96,120,173,254,3,141,20,3,173,255
,3,141,21,3,88,96 :REM*151
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10 DIM DD(11 ) ,DD$(11 ) :PRINT"CU8RENT DRIVE
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Nl" :REM*72
20 FORDOES TO 11:0PEN 1 5 , DD, 1 5 :CLOSE 15
:REM*37
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); :REM*130
40 DD(DD)=ABS(ST) :REM*155
50 IFDD{DD) <125THENPRINT" IS PRESENT."
:REM*101
60 IFDD(DD) J124THENPRINT" IS NOT HOOKED UP
." ; REM* 89
70 NEXT :REM*200
80 PRINT"PLEASE WAIT..." :REM*209
90 FORDD=8T011 :REM*202
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110 0PEN1 5,DD,1 5,"U:" :REM*45
120 TI$="000000" :REM*1 15
130 IFTI$<"000002"THEN1 30 :REM*104
140 INPUT(S'15,X,DDS(DD) :CL0SE1 5 :REM*132
150 IFDDS(DD)="QK"THENPRINT"TWO DRIVE" ;DDj
"{CRSR LFl'S FOUND, MODELS UMSURE.":GO
TGI 70 :REM*107
160 PEINT"DISK DRIVE";EIGliT$(STR$(DD} ,2) ;"
IS A MODEL ";RIGHT$(DD$(DD) ,4 ) ;"."
:REM*133
170 NEXT :REM*45
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oMier action is performed. "I'his roiiiine prints a message on
the snten thai Hashes nn and oh" in a reversed print nntil a
kev is jjressed. Itv suidviiig die lines ol flasit code used lo prim
the routine and the ior/iiexi loop iliai lyetes the leversed text,
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REM FLASHING PRINT 64/128 - RAFAEL J. DI
AZ
10 R$=CHRS(18) :SS="PRESS A KEY'"
20 PRINTR$;S$
GET A$:IF A$="" THEN FOR 1=1
T:IF A$<>"" THEN 50
PRINT" (CRSR UP)" ; :PRINTSS:IF AS=
30
40
:REM*216
: REM* 8 5
:REM*37
TO 3 50:NEX
:REM+1 76
"" THEN
FOR 1=1 TO 200 :NEXT: PRINT" (CRSR UP}";:
ROTO 20 : REM* 197
IF AS<>"" THEN PRINT"THANK YOU!"
;REM*2 32
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Wlien it comes to Commodore softxvare, some of the best things
iiai's ilie best tcnniiuil jirogram (>>!■ ilu- CM 28? Wliitli util-
ilV will cotivcrl mikI disjihiy yoiic frr;i])!ii(.s bcsl? Where < ;m
ymi liiid tt)|j-i>f-ihc-liiie piiim.'! liiivcis liir CIEOS?
I ho aiiswots iiiighi surptist* yon, hftaiisc you wnni
find these inoducts on store shelves or in a mail older
list, and ihcy ct>st ven- iitiJe or nolkingalfill. Sonie ot the
best software available is public domain and shaiwvarc.
'i'hcsc programs ;nx; found on bulleun boaixis and in
user's gmiij) iibraries, and while some of the files might
have a feu louj^di edfres, they are bet oniinj; the siar play-
ers ill the Cloiiiinodore line-ti|i.
Where do all ihese great files (oiiie from? fhey're
wriiieii by users like yon, folks who saw soft^vare needs
and filled them. Some of diese [jrogiiimmers ha\ e start-
ed their own small companies, scllins> their work by mail
order, btit inosi wotdd rather di'voie all their eiierjrjes
lo proj^ramming. So, unless I hey happen lo find a cmii-
paiiy eager lo markcl dteir eiealiuns, diese mavericks
release iheii |Hdgi;nns us piifjlii dninaiti or shaii'ware.
PD AND Sharkware: What's the Difference?
If a piece of work is said to lie in llie "public donvain,"
it means the work is available for anyone to copy and use
as they wish. I'iibli( domain (I'D) pi-ograms can lie given
away to oilier users without breaking copyrigbl laws.
Tbe.se iiles are free, bm ibey'i'e far fn)Hi worlbles>.
Shareware iiles are simitar to piibfu domain files, ex-
ce])l thai they aieii'l bee. When you tiy out a siiareware
[)rogiam, you make a decision wbeiber or not you want
to keep it. If yoii decide it's worth keeping, yoti send a
small fee to the author of the program. If it isn't for
you, you simply erase the file. Some ol the iitiesi files
around are sharewaie, and some of ibe best jjiogiam-
mers use this method of disiribuiion to su[)])oit ibeir
efToils. It's sort of an lunior syslein.
Ihe concept of sbsaewaie cuiikl pio\e lo sofiwaie com-
panies what copy protection opponents have been trying
to point out foi' years: that given an honest opportunity
to try out a program before buying ii. users will be less
inclined to make illegsil copies. I'nliiriunately, things sel-
dom work out thai way. \iany shau'wanc aulbois re])oil
vety little money ever being tviunied on their pnif^rams.
While a file may lie widely touted as ;i great piece of work,
u.sers often treat il as if it were free fur die taking.
As aresull, sliaiwvair authors have lume up with vai ions
mediods ofpnittxting their rights, while still releasing their
work for honest usei-s to uy and buy. Often a file will In,"
released in a "demo" version that demon straies a I w lea-
mres of die complete f)iT)gram. I'pon iecei])t of the shaie-
WMV fee, the author sends the user a complete version.
Some pnjgiiimmers apply their programming skill to
|>rotetliiig tlieirwork. One meilioc! is to rig the file with
"iiiiie bomb" (<ide thai, after a eerlain miiiib<T of uses,
erases the program. If the fee is paid, a bomb-liee version
is sent out. l5ob iWlegrinoux-aled bisownsecTiiitymetbod
called "Sbaiv-lok" to slop tbefi ol'his shaiewaie ))rogi"ams.
I 'sen. can aiididon bi.s pnigrams, hut to gel die full use out
of tfiem lliey need to gel a "key" from Bob by paying the
live-dollar siiareware lee. lliis system works (juiu; well.
Most shaix'warc aulliors. however, forego protection
.stheiiies and rely on llie honor system. Clunsidering the
low fee ie(|uesled (usually less tlian Sla), tjie e\celleiU
quality of the jnugi-ams, atul the fact that no fee need
be paid imiil the file is tested, shareware fiies are excel-
lent bargains.
Wheui- Can You Find These Files?
Die best siiutve tcir Commodore public domain and
shareware files is Quantum I. ink, isith its com[)ieliensive
selection of Over :i5,00{) files that can be downloaded for
a small fee. Atul Q-Link's Search ieaiures make it fairly
easy to find files.
The largest areas on QuantumLink are the GKOS
section, tlie SID music files, and the graphics pictures
and utilities. There .ue also libraries of games and
game aids, [jrograimniug utiliiieH. texi files, and soon.
W'hatcvei your imeiesis, you're likely to find soinetbing
great lotlownload. Foi e.vample, last nuuilii on a whim
I tried a search of the libraries asing the seanh word
"ambush," because a friend and 1 play the World War
Ii board game Ambusii once in a while. I was sur]nised
to distdvei a chaiaeter generator someone bail upload-
ed a few years back. Q-l.ink has iboitsands of treasures
just waiting to be discovered.
i reali/e. however, that many users don't have access
lo < >-Liuk. Where else can vou turn? The first iilace to
go is ;i user's group. Most user s gioups maimain a h-
braiT of public domain disks yiHi can btiy for a minimal
cost. Obeli, il there's a particular file you wanl, the gtwiip
can track il down for you.
If von can't gel a file from your Uxal giiouj). check out
tbeluilletiu board systems (ilBSs) in your atea. MosiCom-
modotv liilSs include a file section where you'll find I'D
and shareware files. Hven boanls that aix.' nm on other sys-
tems obeli keep libraries of Commodore files. Hus, other
usci-s yon meet online will be able to help you find files
or advise vou on using the iiles they have.
Some companies seil jniblic domain files by the disk-
bill. 'You'll find advertisements for them in lU'X. Ibc
money tlu'v cliaige generally pays i<ir collet ting, copying
14 RUN- It/LY/AUGUST HI1I2
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in life 'dvefree. . . or almost.
ami advt'i tisiiig the filus, and it's iisiially a smat! anioum.
Soitif ullhi' lai^i'f iisfi's gicmps. I-oli; Iiitornatinii;)! lin
exanijjk', s<.'ll tlieir [mblic (Iniiiiiii) liisks iluoiii^b llic
mail, (Sec "Souitcs" at I he unci dftliis aiiiclL*.)
My Top Ten PD/Shareware Files
Once you start pokiiit,^ aiontKl for public doinaiii or
shareware Hlfs, hiactr vdtirsi'H. I'licnc <ux liit\ id li!i-s out
there. For i-xaiiiplf. ii you uerc lookini^ for a ^|).u(,' ad-
veutuiv |.;aMU' for your (i-ti I on (^^-''i''^^' you'd lit' prc-
scntod witli 2'.) clioiccs, 11 yn\i add arcade gaiiu's into ilie
mis, yoti have mnne than 80 thoitt;s. li vvouhl be impos-
sible to list the besi flies in every catcgoiy. link, ulien
I polled users on Q-Liiik to get their opinions about I lie
best files of all time, the nnnieiv) uno annver was "Ck'c,
I clunno. there're so niauy."
So what \wis goinj; to be a Tiip Ten Of All liine has Ih--
cofjiea list ojthe files I peisunally preler. All the liles ow my
list ctitne lioiii the Q-i.ink libraiies, and ihetelbie I've in-
cluded ihe Q-ljiiklileancl uploiidcr tiames to help vi>u lintl
theni. Matiy are also IouikI on (lEtiie, ConipuSetve and
BBSs nationwide. Here, then, ate mv top ten picks:
1. AUTOGRAPH, by l'u//y I'ox (lilenaine: "auiofriaph.
sda" nploader: "l'ii//y [■on"), [ust about whatever kirici of
gi-aj>lncs screen yoit have, ibis liule gem will decode and
display Ibr you. It's slick and easy to use, operated with
keystrokes hom its on-sciven niezin. You can also convert
vour lile lixim one tijnnat to atiother.
By STEVE VANDKR ARK
2. DESTERM, bv Mattheu [■„ Desmond (itlename:
'"destrnn" nploader; "Ridgciiiinicr"). If you ask tnosi
128 tiseis which terminal ptogram is t!uf best, you will
vety likely hear die answer "Desterm!" They're right.
This shareware progi atti leqnires a S25 !ec, a bit steep
by Conunotlore standards, but hiia feainre-ladeti pack-
age like this one. it's a steal. In hict, it's ont- ol'llie best
bargains in the Cotntnodore world.
Want ANSI!- Yoit got it, Crnnniodore CVG graphics?
Yep, A plethiira ofprotncols, baud rates up to 9I1(I(), em-
uiaiious for various terminal eonligvtrations includittg
Eitropeaii standaiids — yon couidn't even begin to name
all the feattnes packed into this incredible ptogram.
3. STEREOPLAYER, vH).3 by Mark A. Dickenson
(fileiiainr: "stereo I O.ja. sda" uploader: Mark .AD 1). IT
yon waul to [)lay SID liles, the most popular music file
fbiiiuii aiouud, yoit'll wain Stereoplayei. It sii|)ports
sleteo as well as mono SIDs aiitl will display the giaphic
oi- lyric liles that accom])any some niiLsic. VViiii nnmeions
extra countiands, this phiyer is a cul above the icsi.
4. SCRAP IT by "Ierr\- \'an Camp (filename: "scrap it
vl.l" uploader; TenyV7). (il'.OS photo snaps were al-
ways limited ill si/e to the aie.i oftlic geoTatiit window.
This uiility made (till-page scraps possible, line, only
gei)l*ul)lisb can handle scraps iliai big. but that's still
ciioiigh to make Scrai> It a must-have for any GEOS
graphics user. ►-
Downloading from Q-Link
ThB bflst placB to find public do.
main and stiaraware files is Q.Link.
Downfonding (rom llieir extensive li-
braries is simplified with the com-
mand Download Specific File, You'll
find this in the Commodore SoftiA/are
Showcase under Software Librarias.
To use this function you need the ex-
act flloiiomu and the exact screen
name of the uploader (also called a
handlal, such as the filenames and
handles I listed with ttie programs
above. For best results, have a blank,
formatted, single-sided disk handy
before you lou on; there's no easy
v^av to format a disk online, and
you'll waste a lot of expensive time
shoving disks into your drive looking
toi enough space II you don't plan
ahead.
Using the Download Specific File
command results in a partial display
of the information Q-Link maintains
on the file. To see more, including
the descrifjtion provided by the up.
taader and any additional comments
appended by users, use the Search
from Software Liliraries menu.
When the prompt asks for your
search word, use the filename or
perhaps the uploeder's handle.
Sometimes tha information you ge!
from this type of search will help you
decide whether this is the file that
you ware looking for.
Some files on Q-Link won't show
up in the regular search or in the
Commodore Software Showcase.
For example, the programs in the
Special Premium Library, main.
lalfied Py RUN tvlagaiino in their
area of ttie Commodore Information
Network (path; Commodore Infor-
mation Network/News 6 Holeronce/
RUN Ivlagazine Online), As the
name implies, various programs,
such as RUN Paint and ttiu GEOS
collections, can be downloaded
from the Premium library for an at)-
ditional fee. II you can't find what
you need, drop a line via e-mail to
one of the sysops in the category
you're interested in.
There is a catalog available
through Q-Link which lists well over
35,000 files from the libraries. It is in-
complete, not only because more
files get uploaded every day, but
also because some areas were inex-
plicably omitted. Still, it's a great re.
source— you can browse the li-
braries for hours without paying
eight cents a minute to do so.
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[l'l\.M <,ISI lild'.' ■ K i: N 15
SHAREWARE
File Types You'll Encounter
You might have noliced that sev-
eral of the filenames listed in the "Top
Ten" had tho letters "sda" attached to
them. Suffixes such as this tell yoj,
the downloador, what type of file it is
and how you should Itaiidle it.
An "sda' file is a "self- dissolving
archived** file. An archived ftte is
made up of one or inore files that
have been compressed into a single,
smaller file that is quicker to upload
and download. Before an archived
file can be used, it needs to be re-
turned to its Ofiginal, uncompressed
format, with each file separated.
For instance, if a [jrogram con-
sists of three files that work together,
then they would alt he archived (ab-
breviated "arced") as a single file.
Then, after yoLi have downloaded it,
you need to "unarc" the file and sep-
arate it Into its original three files.
Some of the three-letter dusigna-
ti0!is indicate how you are to go
about breaking the file up into its
component files. Since an SDA is a
"self-dissolving" archived file, when
you toad and run an SDA, it will au.
tomalically write itelf back into tlie
uncompressed format and divide
into the original files.
Otiiyrfiles have designations that
tell you in which format the file was
created, such as "mus," which tells
you that the file is a music file that
can be played with Stereoplayer
and ottier SID music players.
What follows is a list of the most
common file designations, and an
explanation of each:
»da ^ As 1 said before, this type
of file can be broken into separate
files by loading and running it witli
the Basic command LOAD "file-
name",8:. You must be in the correct
mode when dissolving these files—
64 mode for 64 files and 128 mode
lor 128 files.
afx — These are similar to sda
files, except they can be dissolved
\n either 64 or 128 mode, regardless
of the mode in which they were
originally created.
arc — These files require a sepa-
rate unarcing program, such as
Omega-Q, probalily the most com-
prehensive unarcing utility available
through Q-Link.
lynx — Similar to archived files,
these require a separate delynxing
program to return them to their
original, usable format.
mus — A SID music file, created
with llio SIDplayer Music System.
Related designations give an idea of
which types of support files are in-
cluded, such as "msw" for a file with
music, stereo and words files. Tho
dosignafion "sal' means the file is a
SingALong, and includes lyrics. The
"nius" files need no dissolving. The
others dissolve themselves when
you load and run them from Basic.
gif^ThisformalforgratJhlcsfiles
is something of a standard for im-
ages uploaded to bullefin boards.
161^ t>oards often fiavo larrjo libraries
of these. There are public domain
viewers available for the Com-
modore, including an excellent one
that transfers the image into
geoPainti I
—SIM
PDand
Shareware
Sources
5. MENUMAKER liv Bob Pctltgrino (filtriiiiiitf:
"riifiiii/fil.sda" ii|)l<);Klcf; Xcno). One oi ilu- iiiosi basic
();nls [)f any piogiatri is the menu, die iiiliTliitv between
yiHi and the piogiaiii. A wdl-designetl tiietni makes any
[)i(){,;i;im look tnofc |>n>ressi()iia!, but gctlitig litem to do
wliai you watit with a iiitiiiiimrn of fuss takes some time.
Ilyoti wan! sliek, iiser-hieinlly menus Foi yoniowii piiv
fiiams. lei iliis sharewaiv utility iiniomate ibe |>i(K.es.s.
6. SUPERMON+64 by Jim Buiterneid (tilenanie:
"stipei nitin-f 6<J" uploader: Biitterfield). Thi.s elassit: ma-
ehiiie language tnonitor piograin was wiiliett by one of
the biggest names in Crinmiodoie i>it>fri;nriniijig; rto-
binty lis moit: t^italilietl to design an Ml, mtuiiiof. Il'tna-
j ebinc language is on yotif list of
things to leani. von might want to
scairb !br one ul the bard-lo-iind
copies of his \'MukMufhiiic Uingtuige
For I'lif Commvclore (rl, 12S, and other
OnitnmdoK Computers to go with this
progtam. Yon'll bo l,l)A-ing and
JSR-ing in no time.
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8620 Westwood Center Drive
Vienna, VA 22180
(800) 827-8444
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PO Box 3474
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User's Group!
5334 Yonge Street, Box 1 16
Willowdale, Ontario
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(416) 253-9637
7. INCREDIBOOr !)y H<ib R-Ue-
gtii>H(lileiiame: "itKbooivT.sda" ttp-
Itradei: Xeuo). It's no gieal nick lo
niakeyoiu' 128 aniolinoi n pi-ogi-ani
iVotu a disk. This iilility, liowever,
niakis aulobooting yrmr ehance to
shine. Vbn can iiislotnize (lie ;(iito-
boot setntence with personabzetl
messages, aiiloboot yotif CM'J8 into
6-1 mode, load and save ttis[onii/-cd
boot stteens and even reloeaie any
data stoied in die boot block of your
tlisk lo clear it lor yf)ni' aiitoboot
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Look and Load
Progi;iitmK')s love Hj stick |K'1
iii;it:hiiic iitiiguiiKt" roiiliiics in
I Ik* I K (if iiiuniui )' hciwixTi
SCOOU (HII.VJ) ;ind SCl'l-l'
(ri;)2'!7), so 1 w;riil(.'(i lo liiid aiiollifr,
smIl'i- spot for a utility |)rn;4i';mi I'd uiit-
iL-ii. I'd never sfcii ;ut Ml. ]nt>|,fnni]
sintfd ill RAN! mcnuity iiniicr the Kcr-
nnl ROM. so I fii^iuvd iliat would be ;)
salt- ])l;uc.
When loaded, my |)iogi am siis in ilie
Ijacki^riiimd waiting fur die l-'7 key lo lie
piessed. liicn, it lists tlu' disk diiei ioi")
ainl loads any ]5roi;iam yoii clinose, just
!)y [)tessing F7 again, lieeanse oliis lo-
cation, loading and luiining auotlicr
pt'o^rani will not afteit l.nrik atul Load.
'lytK' ill and save lisiiiig I using the
(!hecksiun on page 15. N'e,si, run the
[inigiam; it will cieate aii<l aniomatieaily
save two machine l.tiigoage liles on your
disk, named KR load and KR. Wlienev-
ei you want to use Look and Load. [\pe
LOAD"KH I,OAD" ,8,1 (UliTURN)
.SYS;^ 67 {RETURN}
to load KRund it,"set the iniei nipt vt-ctoi:
H tile intemiptvectof is returned to iioi-
itial (by pressing KLN-SIDl'/litstORt; or
a reset button). SVS2!I(I will < lit eel ii bark.
During tbc interriijil peiiod llial cjc-
By WAYNE MARTIN
curs evt-fy '/liiiol'a si'cond, thecoin[)irlei-
checks to see il" Iw wiis ])ressed. If so,
then npiiii leliirii from die iiiteriiipt t< in-
line il will Jmnp in die MLixnitine local -
cd in IL\\\ under the Kernal ROM. My
routine clears the sneen and prints the
disk diiei lory.
1*1 ess the S])ace bar lo slow the diree-
loty and ;iiiy other key to stop il, 'lo ir-
sume scrolling, press the space !)arag;iin,
L^se the (lUKSOR tl'/iK)\V\ key lo move
the highlighted area lo ibediiecloiv list-
ing thai voii want to load. Press l''7 again
lo load die program.
\n\[ can load any Basic or Ml. ]iro-
gram, llvou do not wish to load a [iro-
grani, press RKItiRN to clear the screen
and relinn to llirect mode.
How It VVORK,S
Kxamiiu' the ])iogram and you will see
fonr secliniis iil" Data statements. I'he
first copies the Hasic and Keviial ROMs
to their underlying RAM nieiuoiy.
The second p<ikes the list and load
pn)grans to an area in the newly copied
Kernal R.AM, I he luemorv behveen
SF8LJ (fi:i7LI) and SFB96 '((Vl-lOb) is
used only for tape operations, therefore
I can poke inv piogmm hi this aiea and
still use the other Kernal routines.
Now comes the tricky pan. In order to
use die new Kernal R.AM, the Kernal
ROM must be turned oil lo Ibice the
lompiiter to use the program in R.AM
memory.
I his is done by changing the value in
inemoiy location #1 to ,"»;!. L']ion com-
pleiion of the program a 'ki is stored
there. "Ihe switching must be done in an
ari'a of menion thai is not alVectec! by
other computer o])<'iatioiis. There is an
area between SOIOU ('J(i7) and S013E
{'S 1 8) that is only used during tape load-
ing and cannot be overwrilien by the
stack, so the third set ol Data siaienicnts
pokes a short machine language routine
into SO I OB that will d<i the retjuircd
bank switching. It also holds the KR
Load i)rognmi.
Ihe last set of Data stalcmcnts takes
all the above and saves the two pro-
grams, KR Load and KR, lo your disk.
KR is an entirely new Kernal RAM.
One warning: IT you use a lasiLoad
< aiiridge, do not us(' the Monitor fniic-
lioii as il changes the interrupt vector in
k.AM under Kernal ROM and ibeteby
(auses the program to bang up. Ri
l\'tn-)it' Maiiiii. a Hlj-tanghl jmigramnier.
LlBtlns *)■ Look and Load Source program. Also available on the July/August ReHUN disk. Call 1-800-824-5499.
10
REM LOOK AND I,OAD PIWGRAM BY
141,130,250,169 :HEM*213
180
□ATA 208,249,169,0,133,198,
WAYNE MARTIN 1992 :REM*172
110
DATA 164,72,169,115,72,169,
240,8,32,204,255,169,0,141 ,
20
FOR X=49152 TO 49ie5;REAO A:
1 ,162,8,160,0,32,186,255,16
153,250,174,135 :REM*107
POKEX,A:NEXT :REM*254
9,1,162,205,160 :REM*103
190
DATA 250,142,136,250,174,13
30
SVS491S2 :REM*204
120
DATA 235,32,189,255,32,192,
6,250,160,7,24,32,240,255,1
.10
DATA 169,160,133,252,169,224
255,162,1 ,32,198,255,162,0,
77,209,9,128,145 :REM*253
,133,254,169,0,133,251 ,133,2
32,207,255,232 :REM'47
200
DATA 209,200,192,29,208,245
53,160,0,177 :REM*34
130
DATA 224,4,206,248,32,207,2
,32,228,255,201,13,240,67,2
50
DATA 251,145,251,177,253,145
55,201 ,66,240,88,201 ,18,208
01,145,240,14 :REM*180
,253,136,208,245,230,252,230
,7,32,207,255 :REM*172
210
DATA 201,17,240,25,201,32,2
,254,208,237 :REM*6
140
DATA 208,251 ,240,228,201 ,34
40,36,201 ,136,240,81 ,208,23
S0
DATA 96 :REM+210
,208,234,32,234,232,173,135
1 ,165,214,205 :REM*170
7
FOR X=63714 TO 64153:READ A:
,250,240,3,206 :REM*126
220
DATA 135,250,240,224,206,13
POKE X, A: NEXT : REM* 4 4
150
DATA 135,250,162,24,160,7,2
6,250,32,30,250,240,196,169
60
DATA 120,169,41 ,141 ,20,3,169
4,32,240,255,169,34,32,22,2
,24,205,156,250 :REM*238
,1,141 ,21,3,88,76,57,1 ,186,1
31,32,207,255 :HEM+164
230
DATA 240,209,238,136,250,32
69,255,157,5,1 :REM*n7
160
DATA 201,34,240,6,32,22,231
,30,250,240,181 ,173,150,250
90
DATA 169,248,157,6,1,76,49,2
,24,144,243,32,22,231 ,32,20
,240,196,32,30 :REI^*10
34,120,32,21 ,253,88,32,231 ,2
7,255,208,248,32 :RE14*244
240
DATA 250,162,24,160,7,24,32
55,32,68,229,169 :HE.M*13
170
DATA 204,25 5,165,198,240,16
,240,255,76,54,249,32,204,2
100 DATA 25,141,135,250,169,1,1
7,173,8,221 ,41,16,141 ,8,221
55,169,1,32,195 :REM*15
41 ,153,250,133,204,169,166,
,173,8,221,201,5 :REM*247
RUN it riglitiC-64
250
DATA 255,32,68,229,76,226,2
IH u iJ \ ■ jutAVAtitaisritm
Use RAM under Karual ROM to lisl awl load
programs xvilli a single keystroke.
48,1
,209
260 DATA
30,2
201 ,
27 DATA
6,5,
157,
280 DATA
201,
,68,
290 DATA
,169
55,1
300 DATA
130,
169,
310 DATA
76,6
82,6
60,7,
,200,
208,
50,16
34,24
201 ,
144,6
137,2
232,
255,1
229,1
137,
,1,16
69,0,
255,
250,1
166,7
226,
9,32,
9,65,
177
192
245
2,0
0,2
32,
,9,
50,
20B
69,
04,
160
2,8
32,
144
04,
2,7
248
78,
32,
,209,4
,29
,96,24
,160,8
3
144,6,
64,144
200
,227,1
1 ,32,1
162
,250,3
,160,1
213
,5,169
104,16
6
,24,0,
65,77,
1
1,127,145 320 FOR X=267 TO 319:READ A 44,160,192,32,189,255,169,1
:8EM*254 :REM*208 1,133,253,169,1 :REM*64
0,226,32, 330 POKEX,A:NEXT :REM*79 410 DATA 133,254,162,64,160,1,1
,177,209, 340 DATA 169,2,162,62,160,1,32, 69,253,32,216,255,169,53,13
:REM*124 189,255,169,1,162,8,160,1,3 3,1,32,128,192 :REM*48
201,64,17 2,186,255,169,0 :REM*169 420 DATA 1 69 , 6 , 1 62 , 1 38 , 1 60 , 1 92 ,
,2,9,128, 350 DATA 32,213,255,169,53,133, 32,189,255,32,192,255,162,1
:BEM+25 1,76,226,248,165,203,201,3, ,32,201,255,169 :REH*91
38,72,32, 240,3,76,49,234 :REM*208 430 DATA 0,133,253,32,210,255,1
95,255,32 360 DATA 169,53,133,1,76,241,24 69,224,133,254,32,210,255,1
:REM*171 8,169,55,133,1,96,75,82 60,0,177,253,32 :REM*118
2,189,255 :REM*18 44(1 DATA 210,255,200,208,248,23
,32,186,2 370 POR X=49186 TO 49302:READ A 0,254,208,244,169,1,32,195,
:REM*21 :POKEX,A:NEXT :REM*230 255,32,204,255 :REM*176
,119,141, 380 OPEN15,8,15:lrjPUT#15,E,E$,T 450 DATA 169,55,133,1,96,169,1,
9.225.72, ,S:IFE=0THENSYS49186:INPUT# 1 62 , 8 , 1 6E) , 1 , 32 , 1 86 , 255 , 96 , 7
:REM+70 15,E,EJ,T,S :REM*225 5,82,44,80,44,87 :REM*213
32.70.73, 390 PRINTE ;E$ ;T;S : CL0SE1 5 :END 460 DATA 75 , 82 , 32 , 76 , 79 , 65 , 68
69,32,65, :REM*70 :REM*4
:REM*172 400 DATA 32,128,192,169,7,162,1
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Bowl 'n Score
Here's a nifty lillk program Ifial's righl up your alley if you
want to track and analyze your bowling statistics.
By R^AJ^AEL DI/VZ
I like to 1)1 iwl, 1)111 let im- dispfll ;i Ifw
inyllis riglil oil'; My name's iiol Hud,
1 cloiH (hive ill) Kl Cluniiiio, and 1
don't use jKisiiiiiili/cd scott'tai els.
Actually, stc'jeotypfs iisitlc, bowlers are a
[irogiTCSsi\e lot. .All intT .America bmvleis
who own t'oniinodoies. like nie. liave
been uniting tdf tlie liglu o[)pofiin)ity to
join the conipnter luvoliiiion. And heir it
is: Bowling Scoiekeeper 6-1!
'I'lii'i slick lit I If |n<igiani is inetui driv-
f)i ;nul easy to use. li keeps track olyonr
weekly game semes, lire date, daily aver-
ages, ovenill average, and it calculates
! be average of your fnst, second, antl
ibiid games tbltnighoul the season, li
also ix-coriis key statistics that will he!])
ymi analyse your ijerliirmauce, including
your highest game, your higliesi week,
your total number oi games over 200,
and a summary of the entire seasou's
scores.
Using the Program
Type in Howling .Sc(irekee])er 54 rn)ni
Listing 1 using Hi'iW checksum ]jro-
grain on page -15. .Save it to a luiniaiied
workdisk, and then run it.
When you iim the program, you may
choose to open a previously saved file,
start a new hie m display the disk tlirer-
toty. The first time you run the program,
you will have to set up a new data 11 le, scj
< lioose ihe sccon<l o])tion. riic program
[jiesuines thai you howl three games
each night, one night a week.
1 set up each season as a sejiarate file,
such as K.\FAEL91-92. \'ou can have
tuaiiv data files on a single disk, but I
pu-lei III keej) each bowler on a separate
disk, to ensure airurate recording. Bowl-
ing .Scoi'ekeefjei lets you view data honi
any lile. so you can conifiare yotn* .scores
from year to year.
Once you've set u[> the file, the main
menu appears, ofTcriug the following
o])tions:
Set Up Screen Colors. Tliis option lets
you ([uickly change the screen colors us-
ing the function keys.
Add Nczv Bowling .ScorBs.'fhis ojition
lets you atld scores to yiiiir data hie on a
weekly Ixisis. After displaying which week
number the games will lie sloied under,
the program will ask you for the date.
I'.nler I lie date as a si\-digit nuinl)er in
"MMDin^ " format with no s[)ai"es. for ex-
am]»le, .Aiigisst 7, H)92 would be entered
as ()Hl)7!)2.
The program will then ask yon to en-
ter die scores of the three games you
bowled iliai week.
Priul Season's Bowling Summary. I his
o|)tiiin displays statistics fiom all of the
games you bowled during the season,
■fhe date, the score lor each game, the
pill loial and average are displayed for
ea( li week of the season.
I'rint Uoteling Stalislies. Ibis option
tltsplays the number ol games b(jwled
and not bowled, the number of games
over '2(K), the highest game, the highest
series, the total number of pins, the
overall season average, atui die aver-
ages of all your first ganies, second
games and I bird games ihroiighnut the
season.
"I his set of statistics is a |)otciitial gold
mine. It can help you lecogni/e ireiids in
voiir bowling habits. For esamjile. if you
uodte that your third game average is
consistently lower ihau the others, it
might indicate fatigue, oi' maybe that the
lanes become (hy, causing the hall to
Ixiok more. When you figure out the
problem, you cau figuie out a solution
and improve your performance.
Save Bowling Data. Ibis option lets
volt write data to a specilk file.
Bowling Scorekceper will not only keep
your recoitls acninilelv and eliu ieiuly, it
will give yon the same kind of insight into
your peifdrmaiiLelhat the pros gel. Ulio
knows? Maybe this will shoot voiir learn
into the chainjiionslii])! [Ri
Rafael Diaz is a soflwaiv engineer at Mo-
Itmilii. lie has been pms^iiimining in Com-
modore Ikuic and a.m'mbly jar .fei'eral year.%.
Listing 1, Bowling Scorekceper 64. Also available on the July/August ReRUN disk. To order, call 800-824-5499.
10 REM BOWLING SCOREKEEPER 64
:REM*42
2 DIM TG,WK,AV,P,Z,ZT,TW,W,T1 ,
SV:R$ = Ct!R$(10) : ll$=CHRS f 1 9 ) :C
S = CHR$(4'1) :REM*76
30 FlS = CHRStl 33}:F3S=CHRSf134) :
F5S = CttR$( 1 35t :BD=53280:BC = S3
281 :C!IAR = 646 :REM*ie7
40 0$=CHRS(1 46) :DIM L,F1,F3,F5,
FF$,X$,T,S,AD,AE,G1 ,G2,G3,X,
Y :REH*64
50 MI=6:DIH D$(60) ,GMf60,3),GM$
(60,3),DA(60),TP(60),MI$(MI)
:REM*56
6 FOR 1 = 1 TO MI: READ MIS(I):rJE
XT:DEF FNRD{X1 )=INT(X1 *100+.
5)/100 :REM*101
70 GOSUB 1910:GOSUB 2010:REM*21
80 PRINT" (SHFT CLR) " :PRINTTAB( 1
0)RS"BOWLING SCOREKEEPER"
:REM*25 3
90 SYSAD,5,5:PRIMT"1 . LOAD PREV
lOUS DATA" :REM*S0
100 SYSAD,5,6:PRIKT"2. START FH
RUN it righl : C-64
OH SCRATCH"
110 SVSAD,5,7:PRINT"3,
ECTORY"
120 GOSOB 1260SGET AS:
}=1 THEN 160
1 30 IF VAL(AS)=2 THEN
140 GOSOB 1520: GOTO 8
1 50 GOSUB 13 90: GOTO 1
160 GOSUB 11 20
170 IF T1=1 THEM 80
180 PRINT" i SHFT CLR 1 "
:REM*172
VIEW DIR
:REM*179
IF VALfA$
:REM*202
150
:REM*99
:REM*81
:REM*99
; REM* 21 7
: REM* 18
SYSAD,15,
20 R t N • .ji,i.v/At.;i;L;M I'ju;;
Ii.U:STR.-VlKtl IIV .VNN Dtl.t.US
5:PRINTR$"MAIN MENU"
;RBM*1 1
190 y=10:SYSAD,5,Y:FOR 1=1 TO H
l!PRINTMIS(I):Y=y+1 :SYSAD,5
,Y:NEXT :REM*246
2fl0 GOSUB12S0:GETAS:A=VAL(AS);I
FA<=MITHENY=9+A:SYSAD, 5, Y:P
RINTR$ ;MI$ ( A ) : GOTO220
:REM*195
210 GOTO 180 : REM* 38
220 SYSAD,2,21 :PRINTR$"TYPE 'A'
TO ABORT PRESENT SELECTION
OR" :REM*150
230 SYSAD,7,23:PR1NTR$"1IIT 'RET
URN' TO EXECUTE, . .":G0SUB1 2
60 :REM*25
240 GET A$:IF A$="A"THEN 180
:REM*176
250 ON A G0SU8 1740,310,580,900
,700,270 :HEM+22
260 GOTO 180 :REH*84
270 IF SV <> THEN CL0SE15:END
:REH*92
280 PRINTRS"DATA NOT SAVED, OK
TO QUIT? (Y/N) :REM*89
290 GOSUB1260:GET A$:IF A$ = "N
" THEN RETURN: : REM* 15
300 CLOSE 15:END :REM*51
310 PRINT'MSHFT CLR ) " : PRINTTAB{
10)RS"ADD BOWr.ING SCORES"
: REM* 2 7
320 WK=WK+1 : PRINT: PRINT"GAMES W
ILL BE STORED UNDER WEEK §"
;R$WK :REM*120
330 PRINT: PRINT" ENTER DATE GAME
S WERE BOWLED ON (EXAMPLE
40992 FOR APR 9, 1992
:REM*125
340 INPUT "==>";DS:IF LEN{D$)=6
THEN D$(WK)=DS:GOTO 3G0
: REM* 190
350 PRINTR5" INCORRECT DATE NOT
ENOUGH DIGITS! PLEASE RE-ENT
ER":GOTO 33 :REM*4 4
360 PRINT :PRINT"THE DATE ENTERE
D WAS ";RS;D$ :REH*1 30
370 PRINT"IS THIS CORRECT? (Y/N
)" :REM+187
380 GOSUB1260:GET A$:IF A$="N"
TirEN 330 :REH*1
390 PRINT: PRINT"ENTER 3 GAMES B
OWLED. ENTER IF GAME {3 SP
ACEs) WASN'T BOWLED."
:REM*164
400 PRINT : PRINT: PRINT: Z=0
B2=0:W=1 :REM*83
PRINT :REM*243
PRINTSPCI 2 ) "DATE"SPC( 6 } "GAM
ES"SPC(7)"PINS"SPC(3)"AVG":
Bovuting Scorekeepcr 64 just might boost
your team into the championship!
:HEM»7e
410 FOR 1=1 TO 3 : REM* 228
420 PRINT"GAME #(CRSR LF)"R$;I:
INPUT"=>";G : REM* 178
4 30 PRINT" IS (CTRL 9)"G"{CTRL 0}
CORRECT? Y/M : REM* 7 9
440 GETAS :REM*68
450 IF A$="" THEN 440 :REM*79
460 IF A$<)"Y" THEN 420 :REM*4
4 70 GM(WK,I)=G:GMS{WK,I j=STRS(G
) :REM*92
480 IF G=0 THEN Z=Z+1 : ZT=ZT+ 1 :G
M$(WK,I)=" +**":GOTO 500
:REM*161
4 90 TG=TG+1:IF G>199 THEN TW=TW
+1 :REH*169
500 NEXT :REM*116
510 TP(WK)=GH(WK,1 )+GM(WK,2)+GM
[WK,3) :IFZ=3THENDA(WK>=0:Z=
1 :GOTO540 :REM*6e
520 Tl =FNRD(TP(WK)/(3-Z) ) :DA(WK
)=T1 ;P=P+TP{WK} :REM*235
530 IFTGO0THEN AV=FNRD( P/TG )
iREM*247
540 PRINT:PRINT"iiIT A KEY TO SE
E THIS VfEEK'S RESULTS. .." :G
OSUB12 60;PRINT"(SHFT CLR)"
:REH+105
550 B=0:W=WK:GOSUB610 :REM*104
560 PRINT: PRINT"ENTER ANOTHER W
EEK? y/N":GOSUB 1260:GET AS
:IF AS="y"THEN 310 :REM*142
570 RETURN :REM*202
580 PRINT"(SHFT CLR} " : SYSAD, 1 , 1
:PRINTTAB(5)RS"PRINT BOWLIN
G SUMMRY":B=WK-1 :B1 =0
:REM*157
620
630
640
650
660
670
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700
710
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730
740
750
760
770
780
790
800
810
820
830
840
REM*164
REM*221
REM*253
PRINT
POKEAEt132,7
FOR I=W TO W+B
PRINTD$(1)TAB(8)GM$(I,1 )TAB
( 1 2 ) GM$ ( I , 2 ) TAB (16) GH$ (1,3)
TAe(23)TP(I); :REM*132
PRINTTAB(26) :SYSAE,DA(I)
:REM*196
B1»B1+1 :IFB1=15THENB1=0:PRI
NTR$"PRESS ANY KEY...":GOSU
B1260:PRINT"(SHFT CLR)"
REM*62
NEXT
IF B=0THENRETURN
GOSUB1070:RETURN
IF L=1 THEN 720
PRINT" {SHFT CLR]":INPUT"FIL
ENAME" ; FS : PRINT : GOTO750
:REM*84
PRINT" (SlIFT CLR) " : PRINT"HIT
'RETURN' IF USING THE SAME
FILENAME" :REM*3
PRINT" AS BEFORE, OTHERWISE
TYPE IN THE NEW" :REM*109
INPUT"FILENAME";FS :REM*18
SYSAD, 1 ,7:PRINT"SAVING DATA
TO DISK UNDER:" :REM*147
REM*35
REM+41
REM*48
REM* 4 2
PRINTRS"
•FS'
:REM*218
CLOSE1S:OPEN 2 , 8 , 2 , "§0 ; "+FS
+",S,W" :REM*49
GOSUB 060: IF T1=1 THEN Tl =0
:RETURN :REH*62
PRINT#2,TG;CS;WK;CS;2T;C$;A
V;CS;P :REM*143
FOR 1=1 TO WK: PRINT* 2,0$ (I)
; C3 J DA ( I ) ; C3 ; TP ( T ) : NEXT
:REM*1 32
FOR 1=1 TO WK :REM*108
FOR J=1 TO 3:PRINT#2,GM(I,J
): NEXT: NEXT :REM*169
CLOSE 2:BV«T :REM*96
PRINT: PRINT: PRINT"DATA SAVE
D TO DISK. HIT A KEY TO RET
Continued on p. 32.
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julv/ai;(;lsi' liv.K -run 21
GEOS 101
Prepare fo become more productive! Pari One ofriJi iuiroditclors course for
those who have never harnessed the power of the graph ual interface.
SCL'ins likf jiisi alxHit fvciyoiu'
!ias (il'.OS. Sotiu- l)inij,rlii it
wlicii ii fiiM lamc mil. Uiluis
received a topv Ijiiiulled iviili
iheir C-6 1 or 1 54 1 . Eveiyljody talks about
("■I'.OS, users groups nits CiEOS tutorials,
iiiid ilie (iEOS section is tlie largest area
oil QiiantiiiuLitik. S<i if even'oiieon'/js it,
and c'veiyoiie UdJis ahoiil i(, \\\w doesn't
everyone u\c it?
1 ean tliirik of several good reasons.
One lellmv al our nsci's gionp nieeung
told nie that he had m> intention <j(
loading a wliole new oiifraiiiijr sys-
tem into his macliiiie when ihetvwns
a [)etle( ily good one hiiilt right in.
Another (()ii]jle said they wete iii-
ti igued hv CrKOS. hut hadn't time to
learn all of its ins and oiits dike how
to get their pi inter t<j work), One
woman admitted she had spent
lumrs iiyiiig to set everj'thing n[), bin
never could get (iEOS to hoot.
Even so, these same people gaili-
cred around my jieoEnhlish demo,
oohiiig ant! aabiiiti over tlie ease
with whieh 1 tould inipon giaphit s
into my desktop pnblisliiiig wdik.
But even after diey had seen I he sys-
tem mil, they couldn't believe that
they can do the same, lb tliese lolks
atul many others GEO.S is a mysteiy,
I'a.scinating hnl elusive.
It doesn't have to he this way; using
CiEOS is tiot diflieuli. It's a lemarkahle
opeiatingsystc'in and its aj)|)li(ations are
some of the most exciting and advanced
in the Comniodoit w orld.
ir you've always wanted to iiy (d'XW.
ihisseriesoi articles will helpyim, U\ this
segment, I'll discuss the hasie eomepis
behind {.iEO.S, Then I'll guide yon
thio\igli the tirsi time, getting (d'.O.S up
and running lor yon. Mnally, I'll give you
a lour of the GEOS universe, stop|)ing to
look at its majoi- applicatit>ns.
GEOS vs. C<iMMODORi- DOS
td'ltXS is an (ipnaliuif sy.slnii, a set of
By STF.VE VAN I)1-:R ARK
nuitines tliat governs voureotnpntet's op-
eiaii<in and iisinteiai tion wiili peiijiheral
devices. .As my li ieiul in the user's group
mentioned, there is an operating system
already built into vourcompiitei. Vou use
that operating system, tailed C^onmuxloie
DOS, whenever ymi type one of those
convoluted Lomniandsto formal a disk or
loa<l a ftie,
(IKCJS inovides :i much more iisei-
li-iendly way to get these jobs done. It's
called a "graphical user inleil'ace," and is
"One fellow at our user's group
meeting told me in no wncerldin
terms that he had no inten.iio7i
of loading a xoho/e new operating
system into liis machine lohen
(here was already a perfectly
good one built
riirhi in."
grams from a disk to start things olTand
save your wcnk liack to a disk when
yoti'ie llnisiied. L.'nlike Cominodoie
DOS, howevei, GEO.S can use a hie in
sections, loading into memory only
those [)ortions that arc needed at a giv-
en time, "fhis allows GEOS io actually
iiandle data hies laiger than the avail-
■ihle memory in the computer! 1 he disk
drive acts alni<isi like extra memory,
Gonmiodoie DOS files can't be handled
a little bit al a time. A stanslard liU- must
be loaded all at once, hecause the
Coinmodoi'c opcfating sy.siem knows
of no other way to do it. But GEOS
files, trilled VLIR files, exist on your
disk as a seiies of separate pieces. It
is this unii|ne file i\ |H' iliai allows in-
dividual (!;ita files to exceed your
C Commodore's menioiy.
Because the native (Cotmnodore
operating sy.stem doesn't recognize
this lile type, you'll see VI. 1 11 files
ideinilied iti your directoiy as USK
(user-defined) files. .Accdnlingly. the
VEIR stniituie isuniecognii-ahle to
Gommodoie DOS routines, so von
can't use standard file copy
programs with tiECS, nor
(an you use the \'alit!ate
command on GEfXS work
disks.
similar to the interlace
you find on Macintosh
computers. With it, you
give disk and lile com-
mands simplv l>v clicking
on menus with a pointer,
not l)y tv[)itig in coiii[)li-
eated eommands.
GEOS, however, is much moii-lluman
easier way to send the same old disk
coininands. \Vlieri yon IhxH GEOS, yom'
computer is given a [kw set of rules in
which the disk drive assmnes a more ac-
tive role in tile system.
.'\s with your coinpnier's native o])er-
ating system, in Cd-.OS ytjti load pro-
DtSti DiUVKS AND
RAM Units
As mentioned above,
some GEOS applications,
snr[)risiiigly, are larger
than the amount of ineni-
oiy your coin]nitei has in
it. .A prime example is geo-
I'uhlish, winch weighs in at 'JOK. It op-
erates within the (HK by swapjiing in
various se< tions of code as they are
needed. Vou'll notice, for instance, thai
when you select some of the tools in
geol'aim yon have to wait for the drive
lo iiiti befoK' the t<iol is active. In this
way, using VLIR flies, your computer
22 RUN- JULV/AUCL'.Sf ltW2
till I <li> tiitks fluii wouldn't
!)<.■ ])()ssil)k' oihci'wise.
lictiiiisi' tiliCJS uses the
disk iliive as inemoiy and active sluiage
whilf yuii work, speed can be a pniijlcin.
V.vm time llie drive iias lo kick in, your
coinpiiiiT slows lo a cimvl, waiting for
data finiii iIh- drive.
Williiii yiiuf ciHiipmer, all ol'ilie d;i!a
is ifiricvud elucirniiicnlly, with die sig-
nals traveling at nearly the speed ol
light. Rut because disk drives ;ire nie-
thaiiical, the signals aie pioduced much
mote slonlv while the disk spins and the
(hive head jumps buck and toiili look-
111)4 Inr the c<urect hlock tildata. CiLOS
enhances the drive's speed with sophis-
ticaied miho<u(lu, bill even that doesn't
eliniinale the delay, only shortens it.
RAM devices, on the other hand, arc
not mechanical drives, .so the data can
he accessed iilmosl as quicklv as it can
(rom the computer's own RAM. These
devices, snth as tlu' C^oinniDdore KKl's
or ihe C:Mn RAMl.ink and RAMDrive,
also liclp (iKO.S with other hehiiid-the-
scenes tunctituis. It stands to leason,
then, that loading ycuir applications ami
data files imo a R.\M device will make
CiKO.S run mncii nitne (jnicklv and
sinodlhly. In fact, die diileience is as-
tounding. Ik'canse oi this, most (iKOS
irsers end n() (niichasing a k.AM device
of some kind.
Displaying GEOS
C-onnii[)(loie DOS uses several meth-
ods, called display modes, lo displav in-
ronnation on a luonilor streen. Ihe
three main Ccunmodore disfjlay modes
are Text (low lesohiiion}. Miillicolni
{mediimi lesokition), and Hi-res diigh
resolution),
I'.acli mode has its strengths and
weaknesses that software designers con-
sider when choosing which is best for
(heir [jrojects. for example, le\t mode
is lasier, hut .Multicolor mode can show
more coloi s in a given area.
GEOS uses 1 li-i es
mode, which allows
more higlily-del'ined
imiiges to he displayed. In Tact, td''.{)S
uses lii-res mode f(>r Ijotli graphics (ititl
tfxi. Most programs ihal handle it'xi use
prejniigiainmed lext mode tharacter.S,
1)111 C;K()S uses iii-res cliarac-
leis made iif) ol" ])atterns ol'
dots, (ailed l>!tma])s. This
means that (iEOS characters
(an he anv shape or size, ami
can he ciuiibined with gra[>hics
w heievcr and however the user
wishes. The computer has to
])lot each dot dial makes ii]) a
character when it dis[>lays hil-
nia|)|)ed text, so hi-res wend
processing is a little slow. It
does, however, allow on-screen
character formatting.
Many printci-s operate at tlie same res-
iiluiion, ineastircd in dots-per-inch (dpi),
that CKOS dis|)lavs on screen, so screen
images translate faithliillv lo donnnenis,
I'his, most Clominotloie clip art isiieatcd
in 1 li-res mode (including I'rint Shop
and ^;^.^^sroonl images), so they translate
nicely into Gl-.OS. In a way, I li-res mode
is something ofa standard graphics for-
mat, so many images used by other coiii-
|)uiers, including the ^hicinlosh, can also
he converted to (d'OS.
Windows and the Virtual PAcn:
The fust GEOS question \ ever re-
ceiv'cd horn a ix;adcr was: "Wh)', when 1
pi ini fnim geoWrite, does the printer al-
ways finish by advancing lo the end oltlie
page, even if a page full of text hasn't
been tv[)edr" I he explanation pniiiis uj)
anoiher basic toncejjt at work in Cd-!C )S:
the x'lilwil pdiiv. (;E0S is always thinking
oi vinir document as an S'l: x I l-incli
page of d;ita. When you work im that doc-
nmeni, the stix'en dis[)lay von see is onlv
one section oi the whole [lage. Whelher
or nol you Hll il ii|), die rest of the page
is iheie as far as Cd'.CXS is iiinteined.
1 he fiai'tial view tiKOS applitations
provide lor you I o work in is tailed airin-
ihnv. Wm move that window around the
document tow'ork un it. In geoWrite ()4,
this means Hipping from side to side
across the page as you type along. In
geoPaini il means using the scojU arrows
lo move across the
image.
(July in ({fo-
I'ublish do you get
the chance to work
on a whole jiage at
oiHX, but even then
a zoom window is
available to lei you
see what you'te do-
ing in detail. In
each of these i;ises,
and ihroiighoui
GKOS, everything
villi do happens on a "sheet ol])aper" in
memory, a sheet that can be printed out
(iot-foi-dot iisingjust about any dot-nia-
tiix printer.
Nexi Ur: GEOS 202
You're ])rol)ab!y wondering how
( .KOS knows how to use "just about any
dot-matrix printer,'* or how to get your
copy of (il'XJS SCI up to understand
your sysiem, or how to avoid gelling
mangled by (lEOS's formidable lopy
protect i<m scheme. Now that we've
looked at some of the concepts that gov-
ern GKOS, wc can address the practical
([iiestions that will get you up and run-
ning. Next time, we'll set up (iEOS step
by step, from booi disks to printer
drivers to work disks.
Voii may still iiave resenatioijs aljoiil
GKOS, hill lake heart, one or two niotr
lessons, and you'll he /ipjiing aiouiid the
desk liip like a prol ■
Siitw \hmler Ark has heeu writing ahiml
Comwft/lori'a and GF.OS fin u numhi-r (if
tmi's. Hr ithit u'l'oli' fii;r ji'utmv iiiiirif litis
lime m slmmvan' lutd I'D Mifhrau'.
.|ULV/AUC;U.Sll'JiU -RUN -13
Setting Up Your
Equipment
• Always Inlluw the cliirclions fuiiiul in
yuur li;ii(hv;tif'^ tiiamuil Inc sfttinfj; up
vour cc|ui|)in(.'Jit, lie >iiiiv all switi lies arc
sf( to "oil" hcliirc ]iliif,fgiiig in power sup-
ply ami iiitfi fair tables. (Tor swiic lies that
read "d" aiid"!,""!'" isofl'aiit! "1" is on.)
• Haiclw;ne with nioviuf; p;irts somc-
liiiies has siit-vvs or other tk'vues that
keep parts iiniiKihile in sliippiiij^ hiii iliai
imisl l)c reiiiiivcd before attempting to
opelate I lie (kvi( e.
• Prcvonl (iverhcalint,r, Alloiv plcnrv' of air
How around the pouer siii)])ly and other
individual (oniponenis of your system.
Remove dust covers fiom any miit thai is
[Miwered n[). Don't staek books or papers
on to[) ol'yoin' tminilnr's air veins.
• hisitioii the ]io\ver supply away from
the inoiiitiir and avoid snakiiijj; eahles in
or ardiind the jjower supply.
• llyour jHiwer sup])ly hiils, select a new
miitiel vvitli a replaeeahie llise.
• When :i power sup|)ly liiils, it some-
times unleasties a siii-ge of current iiuo
your toiti[>iiter. I'se an indine power
sn]jply surge suppiessm {e.t;., ( :iin)]mter
Saver 2) to [jrcvem damage Ironi a "lint"
power sujiply,
• Don't ])!aeey(nntymputcr system near
ail o]»en window; ;ivoid direct sunlight,
tcm[)eratuiie lluctuations and weather el-
ements (miiisiure, eslreities of heat and
cold).
Computer Hygiene
• Avoid ex[)<isure ta grease, smoke and
steam. (The kitt hen is not a jj;ood pl;ice
to operate yuur comptiterl)
• IJoni eai. think or smoke aiijiiiid vour
coniputer.
' Wash your hands it greasy or tlirm
• A piotkicl called "Saleskin" will pmtecl
your keyhnarti Irom sjiills, grease ain.1
thisl while in opeialion. While not ni use,
tliist covers will reduce the effects olen-
vironmeiital pollutants.
• Use a ctjmputer vacuum to clean voui
keyboaiti. Don't sprav any kintl tifi heni-
iciil cleaasel tn luhliiaiil into vnui kev-
ho;utl,
• Use a inikl soap and uater solution
and damp (not wet!) rag or ctnimiercial
computer cleaner on }>lasiic surfaces,
L'npkig yt)in' system lirsil
• lb avoid removing the pioiective ttiat-
ing, don't use vviiukiw eJeaner on yoiu'
moiiiioi screen.
• C:leaii \iiui mouse by catvfiilly remov-
ing the hall and wiping it with a mild
soii]i antl w;itei solution or use a com-
mercial moiise-cleaniiig kit. Brush tliist
out oithe imiiuds with a soli paint l)rush.
• Use a mouse pad when you operate
your mou.se. ThiseKlemls the life of your
mouse hy proviciing a clean o|)eraiiiig
suiiiireiuul makes the intmse operaiions
more efhciein,
• I'laien cleaner or akolml ivill remove
huiltl-u|) of ink antl other residues on
your piinttn's [)laien.
Cable Care
• Ijibel tables :ui<l sockets clearlv, ,~\t-
teinpting to plug vour power sujiply into
the serial poll tuiild sjiell disasierl
' Arrange eahles where you c;m't trip
over them. I'ie u[) extra lengths of cable
with cable ties, gafbage bag twist lies oi
rubber hantls. 1(1 prevent tripping on ta-
bles, use duct tape or connnen iailv :ivail-
able cable ducting tti cover any lahle that
crosses o])en expanses of the Iloor.
Disk Drive Dos
And Don'ts
• Make sure labels and wi ite-protect tabs
are securely attathed so they wtin't come
iotjse insitle vour tiisk tirive.
• Store tlisks in a clean, diy place to pre-
vent intnxlucing grease, grape Jelly or
diet stida into your drive.
• Don't close the latch til" double-sidetl
drives ( l.")7I) wiiliout a tlisk present.
■ If you use an iiliiasoiiic hninidilier in
your htnne. use distilletl walei in it to
jneveni niisieial tle[>osits on exposed
surfaces in your computer system, such
as on drive rcad-mite heads.
■ Ifyou encounter loading errors, in tin-
]>lugging your joystick and other extra-
neous peripherals which might he lying
u[) your conmnmicaiioiis t haniiels. Vour
ptjwer supply or monitor may he emil-
ling stray .signals whit h might iinei fere
with the serial link. Try reltu ating your
disk drive away from these ptitential
sources of interference.
Printer Practices
• Doiit advante ])aper hy hantl; use the
line feed or form feed cjption.
• Don't move tiactor-leed lal)els back-
wards. Tear or cm the strif) hehiiul the
platen aitd advance them to eject, S]»are
labels can he used tm tlisks, lile folders,
in the kitchen, etc.
• While printing, nuike smt paper is flow-
ing fiieely and feeding wiiliout binding.
Habits to Make
• i'ress the keys gently — tlon'l hang or al-
low young children to hang on them.
• To prevent condensalirHi, don'l put tliist
ctwers on while your system is warm,
• I'liig your ctunpuler antl [)eri[)herals
into a power strip with a tiise. liirn oil"
etjuipineni when not in use for any
length of lime. Shut off the power slri])
(otherwise the AC -DC transformer in
vtiur power sujiplv continues to work).
• Unplug elet tronits during clettrtcal
storms. Ditto for your motlein siujre sup-
)niessor. The.se deviies aif useful fin con-
2'l R t S • |L:|.V/.\Ut;L'M IIJUL'
ll.t.f,S'l'R-Vrt:i) UV DAkKl.t.KOl.OSlA
trolling (lainjigc from normal piiuri ilm-
luaiions but won't pmttfct yoiircqiiipnu'iit
from ligluning stiikt"..
• Lcarii as iimcli as you tan ahoui yonr
system t'l-om (;nin|)nk'r nst-r groups, at
the liijiaty, and of" (omsf fiiirn tnaga-
/int's like Hl'.W (Kffi.T lo a|■titl^■^ sii< ii as
"Rx for Healthy tlom|)ii!inj»," Apiil 'H<l,
"101 Ways to fk'ttcf Compniiiig," May
'90, and "ClifT Diver of Coinh I'oiato?,"
Nov/Occ '1)1. fof mule grciil ideas on
keeping your cuin])iiiei' — and you —
heiilthy!) A basic nndctsianciing ofyoin"
equipment uill mx only assist vou in
picvctuive inaijileiiaiKC. hul will also
kt-ef) you Irom doing somciliing ivally
dunih!
• Keep your ierei))ts and iTeotds ol
model nuiriheis and serial muiiheis lin
waiianlv and iiisuranee [lurpnses.
• i'loinjjtly repair faulty equipineiii,
loose e;ihle eoiineelioiis, and so on to
prevent finiher damage.
• Uisiharge sialic eledritity prior to
lotuhiiig your etjiiipmem. Von can use
anii-siatie mats. "iiMtdi mc fiisi" strips,
and/or an anti-static mat under your
chair. (These are "generic" computer
products, availahle hom most computer
dealers, oflice supply stni es and mail or-
der suppliers.)
• Don't plug in fjeriphcrals or canriclges
u'hile your system is on.
• L'se a cartridge port expander to re-
duce wear and tear on cartridge port
connections. Many types provide the
added tjenelit of a reset s^vitch. (Some
brands are not recommended uiih
RElJs.) ■
maaa aM miwMMa
Organizing Your Software
In the years that I've been using my Com-
modore, I've amassed quito a collection of
software: Literally thousands of files on hun-
dreds of disks. Wtten I think of the time and
effort that I've invested in collecting, writing,
and using all of this software, I wince to think
that 3 slip of the coffee cup or a sprit; of En-
dust could render thorn useless.
As the colfection yrow, it hocame ofjvi-
ous that sotne sort of organization was
necessary, not just so that I could find the
disks that I needed, but to ensure that each
disk had a "honne"^a place where it be-
longed, safely out of harm's way.
The method evolved over time, and I
ended up using Ray Ivlartin's shareware
program Disk Catalog Manager/Reporter,
a database that files your disks under a
four-letter code rather than the usual two-
letter ID. This allows for disk codes that are
true mnemonics.
DCf/lR has a built-in rapid son by disk
name or by four-letter code, and unlimited
editing access. With it, I use Avery's #5253
labels, which provide 3 lines, one each for
Ray's four-letter code, the disk name, and
any comments or notes, such as XFL for
"Remove the FastLoad Cartridge."
I began by organizing my files into cate-
gories: Utilities, Databases, Terminal Pro-
grams, Art, IVIusic and Games. On each disk,
^i by Don Radler
the first letter of the code indicates the cat-
egory, U for utility, D for database, and so on.
Then I used colored lalDels to make quick
work of flipping through my disk boxes.
In the Utilities category, which I gave
blue labels, a typical disk is UCOfVI |for
com|)uter), which houses the Abacus's Ba-
sic 64 and Blitzl Another, UEQUIR holds
1541 Physical Exam, joystick anti screen
color testing programs.
UHSH (for liouseliold tiolpors) contains
utilities such as 1^/letric Converter from the
6/91 RUN. I separate the programming util-
ities Ijy memory area, one disk tias routines
tfiat occupy the much-used area starting at
49152 (UPRA), and a second with those that
reside in ottior locations (UPRB). This sep-
aration is a timesaver when I'm reaching for
a compatible routine in the middle of a pro-
gramming session.
On UOLI, 1 keep the original listings of Ba-
sic programs that I've compiled, just in case
I need them ogain. UTTL holds my title
screens disk, 40 or so that are awaiting use
in future programs, UUNF holds unfinished
programs.
Next come the databases, led off by the
DCMR, Ray Martin's disk catalog program,
followed by DFIL, fiUN's DataFile. Finally,
there's DSPR, which holds my favorite
spreadsheet, accompanied by DSPD, con-
taining the data files. Green labels mark the
applications and yellow labels mark the
data disks.
Then comes the Art category, starting
with applications for multicolor work,
graphics conversion, hi-res work, and the
like. I also include clip art and my printer
software. These disks are labeled in or-
ange and have titles such as ADDL, for
Doodlol and ANWS for Newsroom.
Under the Sound category, I have SFX1
and 2 (for sound effects], SIDD, which
holds sound development programs, and
others. As before, the music applications
are in blue, and the data files in yellow.
Disks containing terminal programs, in
green, f)ave prefixes such as TQLK, for Q-
Link's signature program.
Games, so many of which involve blow-
ing up the world around you, are labeled
in red, with disk codes such as GCRD for
card games, GCHS for chess games, and
GSPR for sports.
These are just a sample of the disks that
I keep near my Commodore, ready to be
used. Tucked away for infrequent use (or
for permanent dead storage) are at least a
thousand other programs. 1 have found
that with a well-organized system I am
more likely to use my software, and to keep
it safely put out of harm's way.
[L'Ly/.-u.'GtSf I'joa ■ R i: N as
Leap Frog
You'll he knee-dec j), kuee-deep, knee-deep in fun
when you dive into ihh game of amphibian (id ion.
V
j\ yi t-L-t Rihbit tltf I'm^. I'lilikf
M \M \ iiiiisi linK^i. Kibbit is;isti ill
■ Jr ■ vi.')j;t;t;iii;iii, Snll, (lie di^i*,'-
" ^ ' oiillit'sai his pond ;nv ii If-
sistablL', ;incl Ik' i-tijoys suuliing iIrmii
from the air with liis long timgiic. L'liit)) -
umiitciy tor Ribbit, ;i iit'ighliorhiMKl
snake h;is aa[iiire<l a laste for frog.
1(1 ]ilay i.cai) IVog. !)e .siite (o haAe
your j(i\siirk phiggcd into poll two,
'llie game hegiiis wiih IMliiiii making
his way to iIil' Leiilcr of a log. U.si' lliv
joystick to niovf Ribbit to the It'll or
right. Flies descend from aliovc iuiti
then move ab(>\it the stieen. I'russ tlit;
fitebiitlon to send Ribiiii's tongne darl-
B\ lONVBKANTNER
ing out lo swat iln- djagonflies from the
air, litit lie sure to dodgu each one as il
(hops, beeause if one hits him. he will
III ink that the snakt* is after him and
he'll hop off to salety.
f he siiakc moves randomly back and
ibilh, with liis head bobbing above the
log. 'lb ho]) over the snake, ]]us!i the joy-
slii k ii()-leit oriip-righl, [fyon touch the
snake, Ribbil will liof) olf the screen and
you'll lose one li'og. \(iu iK.'gin the game
widi three frogs, and earn an extra iiog
for eveiy '2000 points.
C Hear all < if ibe di'igonflies fiom the sorcn
and yua will move to the next, faster Inel.
Use the ,S[ IIFI-IXK :k key lo pause the g;inie,
and tlie RLN/SlV)Pkiy to lemrn to Basic.
Ty[)e in Leap I'tog from l.isiinjj; 1, us-
ing RlhW'i Cllieeksimi on page -I'l to
catch any errors. Save the ptogiam as
[.eaphog.SC. Next, nni Leapfrog. SC
once to create the file Leap frog. MI., 'lb
play the game, load Leapfrog. . \1 L with
the command l,t)AI)"l.tJ\l'FRC)t;..\ll.",8.1
and then run it. Now, the next time
you're looking for a challenge, don't just
sil llieie like a bump on a log, gel lio])-
ping with Leap frog, R!
I'wgmmmey Tony Hmntni'r manages lo
keep us alljunipiiig willi lik constant output
ofcxcdknt C-64 ml ion games.
Useing 1. Lonplrag.SC prngrBm. Also auallablc on ths Juiv/AygusE RaRUN disk. Call 1-B0Q-8S4-S499.
$ REM THIS LIST 1 CREATES (AND
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) LEAPFRO
G.ML :REM*2'I8
5 OPEN 8,8,8, "LEAPFROG. ML, P,W"
:REM*1 55
6 CT=0: PRINT" (SHFT CLR)":REM*56
If! READ A$:IF A$ = "-1" THEN CLOS
E8:PRINT:PRINT"ALL DONEi":EN
D :REM*129
12 PRINT"{liOMElREADING LINE "tS
TR$[CT) :CT=CT+1 :REM*141
15 IF LEN(A$)<62 THEN 55
:REM*2S4
2«l B$=MID$(A$,1 ,20)+MID${A$,22,
30)tmDS(A$,4 3,2(9) ; REM* 24 2
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*1B1
30 CS = MID$(B$,(I*2)-1 ,2):II$ = LEF
TS(CS,1 ):LS=RIGHT${C$,1 )
:REM*289
35 H=VAL(H$):IF HS>"9" THEN H=A
SC(HS)-55 :REM*85
40 L=VAL(L$):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A
SC(LS)-55 :REM*136
45 HY=H*16tL:PRINTf8,CHRS(BY) ;
:REM*67
50 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REf1*115
55 IF LEN(A$)<21 THEN BS=A$:GOT
70 :REM*184
60 IF LEN(AS)t42 THEN B$=LEFTS(
AS , 2 I +RIGHTS ( AS , { LEN { AS ) -2 1
}) :GOTO 70 :REM*176
65 B$=LEFT|(AS,20)+MID$(AS,ZZ,2
) +R IGHT$ ( A$ , LEN ( A$ ) -4 2 )
:REM*140
70 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(BS)/2:REM*221
75 C$=HID$(B$, (I*2)-1 ,2) :H$=LEF
T$(C$,1 ):L$ = RIGHT$(C$,1 )
:REM*140
80 H=VAL(H$):IF H$>"9" THEN H=A
SC(H$)-55 :REM*56
85 L=VAL(L$):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A
SC[L$)-55 :REM*84
90 BV=H*16tL;PRIKT#8,CHR$(By)
:REM*148
95 NEXT:G0TO 10 :REM*160
100 REM : REM* 24 3
101 DATA 01080B080A009E323036*3
1 000 00 0A000fl9A61 099*0 03DB9A
61 199003EB9A6 :REM*8S
102 DATA 1 299003FC8D0EBA9008D*2
0D020280EA9A4A00E20*1 EABA21
2A0001820F0FF :REM*128
103 DATA A942A00F201EABA9B0A0*0
F201 EABA956A01 0201E*ABA9408
D17D0A9008D1B :REM*106
104 DATA 00601 DD06D26D0A9FF8D*1
CD0A90DeD25D0A9058D»2DD08D2
!;D0A5A24A4A4A :REM*137
105 DATA 4A29018D8602A209A007*!
Q2aF0FFA9A8A00E201 E*ABAD00D
C291 0D0DFA209 :REM*83
106 DATA 20FFE9A20A20FFE9A20C*2
0FFE9A901 8DA61 3204E+0DA9032
0590DADA61320 :REM*216
RUN it right: C-64; joystick in port 2
107 DATA 660DecC8078DC907A900*A
899A91 3C8D0FA20DC0D*A20AA00
F1 820F0FFA924 ;REM*1 1
108 DATA A00F201EABA9BCSDAF1 3*A
D1BD4293F8DB71 3A901 *8DBF1 32
SFe0BA20620C5 :REM*17
109 DATA 0CA9B48DB013AD1BD429*0
71 8690D8DA71 320080E*A9FF8D1
5D0A200A041A9 :REH*227
110 DATA 17202D0A200B0EA20820*F
F0DADB81 3C9ACD0E8A2*0A2 0FFB
9AD1ED0AD1FD0 iREM*28
111 DATA 20E1FFD00100AD8D02C9*0
1F0F9E604EEF21 3ADF2*13C91 1 9
02FA9008DF213 :REM*145
112 DATA A217ADF51 3F01BA0C8A9*!
6202O0AADF41 3D01 7AD+C01 3F01
2ADB813C95A90 :REM*171
113 DATA 0B4C0F0AA041AD00DC20*2
D0A20E60C20CD0BEEF1 *1 3ADF1 1
3C92D900DADA6 :REM*35
114 DATA 1 30ASDF11 320F30B200F»0
C20080EADF513D02AAD*1ED0100
9SDF51320B40D ■.RSM*70
115 DATA 4CC209ADF313D017ADF4*1
3001 2ADA71 3D00DA005*G9A91 3D
006881 0F84CC5 :REM+223
116 DATA 094C2B09A20AA00C1820*F
0FFA930A00F201 EABA9»048505A
2ieA041A91E20 :REM*127
117 DATA 2D0A20080EA20820FF0D*A
DF41 3D0EAC605D0E6A2*0A20FFE
26 RUN- JULV/Afta SI 19S)2
9ACA613C8C010 : REM* 136
DATA B0038CA613A91 920F70D*A
90O8D1 5D04CAF08A900*8D1 5D0A
CA81 388984820 :REM*206
119 DATA 59j)D68F003'lCBB08AD00*D
C291 0F0F94C7208863A+843BACF
31 3F0034CD1 0A :REM*62
120 DATA ACF413F0034C320BAA29*!
0D003'1C970A8A4AB003*4C260Be
A4A4A2903A8B9 :REH*224
121 DATA 760EF0361 86DB81 3AAB9*7
A0E6DC01 3D007E43AF0*254C730
AG4 3BF01 E8EQ8 :REH*1 08
122 DATA 1 38DC013aA4A4A4A2903*A
88A2907D008B9e20EF0»0320A20
DB97E0E2CA9F5 :REH*83
123 DATA 8DFF0760A9F48DFF073e*A
DBei3E915AA8 502ADC0*13E9004
A660246024602 :REM*214
124 DATA 18A9A9650285FBA906e9*0
085FC8A4A2903A8B9ec+0Ee506A
9118SA7A0018C :REM=f97
125 DATA F31 3C002B02F3aA5FBE9*2
885FB85FDA5FCE90085*FC2903
9D885FEC6A7D0 :REM*208
126 DATA 06EEF31 34C040BA000A9*0
291 FDA50691 FB209C0D*4C8F0B1
8ASFBG92885FB :REM*202
127 DATA A5FC690085FCE6A7A000*A
5A7C91 2B007A92091 FB*4C9C0D8
CF31 3G08A4A4A :REM*185
128 DATA 2903853920740DA00098*4
A4AA838A9B4F9900E8D+B01 3A43
91 8ADB81 37976 :REM*216
129 DATA 0EAAADC0137 97A0ED007*E
4 3AF007 4C640BE4 3BD0*0e934 90
385394C6A0B8E :REM+14G
130 DATA D81 38DC013A2F538A9B4*E
DBUI 3C9069006E8C90E+9001E88
EFF07EEF413AD ;REM*146
131 DATA F41 3C9509005A9008DF4*!
360AD1 FD08502A20046*02902DB
DEBT 3D028BDA9 :REM*59
132 DATA 13C9329021E9324A4A4A*3
8E5A7C905B01 5A000A9*2091 PBE
EF31 3FEEB1320 ;REM*133
133 DATA fle0DAEA61 34CFE0CEBE0*0
6 90CA60A5042 907D01 F*A2 05BDA
91 3F015flDEB13 :REH+215
134 DATA F010C90EU009FEEB1 3DE+A
91 34CEF0BFEA91 3CA1 0*E360A20
620570CE63CA5 :REH*65
135 DATA 3C4A4A4AC9069004A900*8
53CA8B9850E8DFE07 60+A205BDA
913D006209D0C ;REM*158
Ribbic the frog goes hunting flios.
136 DATA 4C240CBDEB13D0032028*0
CCA1 0EA60FEC1 1 3BDC1 *1 3DDC81
39024A9009DC1 :REM*59
137 DATA 1 3BDA913C933B006FEA9»1
34CB70CBCCF1 31 67977*0EC932F
031C9B1F02D9D : REM* 18
138 DATA A913FED61 3BDD61 3DDDD*1
3903AA9009DD61 3BCE4*1 31 8BDB
11379770E8502 :REM*62
139 DATA BDB91 3797B0ED009A402*C
018B0094CC50CA402C0*41B0F78
503AD1BD4297F :REM*81
140 DATA F0EE9e9DB113A5039DB9*1
360ADA71 3F0'13CEA71 3*AD1 BD42
9071869019D27 !REM*164
141 DATA D0A91E9DA913AD1DD409*2
09DB1 1 3A9009DB91 39D*Em 3AD1
BD429039DC81 3 :REM*27
142 DATA AD1BD429019DCF1 3AD1B*D
42 903 9DDD13AD1BD42 9*019DE41
360A5044A4A4A :REM+89
143 DATA 4A290109FEA205BCEB13*D
0039DF807CA1 0F560AD*A207850
2A00438B9A007 :REM*107
144 DATA 6900C93A9002A93099A0*0
7881 0EFCAD0E9ADA207*C502F00
F4AB00CACA813 :REM*205
145 DATA C8C064B0049820590DA0*0
0B9A007D9B807901 3D0*06cec00
590F1 60A005B9 :REM*159
146 DATA A00799B807881 0F750A0+0
5A93099A0078ei 0FA60*8DA81 32
0660D8CE4 07gD :REM*89
147 DATA E50760A030C90A9005E9*0
ACflD0F7093060A903 8D*0aD4A9 9
58D0AD4A9098D :RSM*200
148 DATA 0CD4A2404C940DA9528D*0
aD4A9058D0CD4A2808E*0BD4E8a
E0BD46038A91 3 :nEM+111
149 DATA r;5A70AaD01D4A9028D05 + D
4A21 00E04D4E88E04D4 + 6|J20DC0
DA9068D03D4A9 :REH*125
150 DATA 0A8D05D4A9418D04D4A0*2
6A2 001 8 8A6908293FAA*8E01 D4A
902Z0F70D8810 :REM*127
151 DATA EEA017A9009900D4eB10*F
A8C0ED48C0FD4A980aD*1 2D4A98
F8D18D4G01865 :REM*207
152 DATA A2C5A2D0FC60A000C8D0*F
KLN it I'iglit: C-64; joystick in port 2
DCAD0FA60A2078A0AA8*BDA91 39
901D0BDB1 1399 :REM*213
153 DATA 00D0BDB9134A2602CA10*E
eA5028D1 0D06078A944*8D1 403A
90E8D1503A900 :REM*254
154 DATA SD12D0A91B8D11D0A981+8
D1 AD05a60ADl 9D08D1 9*D03007A
D0DDC584C31EA :REM*6S
155 DATA AD12D0A002D96F0EB003*8
8D0F8B9730E8D21D0B9''700E8D1
2D04CBCFE00C8 :REM*16
156 DATA E5000E09060001FF0000*0
0FF00F6F6F8F9070007*05PBFAF
BFCFDFC744748 :REM*16
157 DATA 6704070A0C0E10in21 2*1
312121 1100E0C0A0704*00088E9
3001220922020 :REM*112
156 DATA 1 220C692BE1220C692A1*1
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0C692A1 122093 :RKM*190
159 DATA B7A1 122092B7BE0D2020*2
0202020201 22 92 A2BB*1 2 20 92A
2BB12209220A1 :REM*176
160 DATA 12209220202020122092*2
020122092DF12D02092*A2A1 122
092A212AC0D0D :REM*107
161 DATA 1D1D1D1D1D1D1D1D1D1D*!
D1D50524553531 04649*5245425
554544F4E0005 :REM*142
162 DATA 47455420524541445921*0
0054C4 5564 54C204 34P*4D504C4
5544544210081 :REM*70
163 DATA A2B9A2A2B9B9A2B9A2B9*A
2A2B9AFB9AFB9A2B9C6*B9AFB9A
2D2AFB9A2D2AF :REM*254
164 DATA AFD2B9B9C6A2B9A2B9AF*C
6A3 99C91EC281B799D4*81A39 9C
9C281C499C981 :REM*53
165 DATA B7C499D981A31EC999D4*8
1A3CS99C2D581C5B7C4*99C;981A
3 99C2C9C2aiC5 : REM* 129
166 DATA 99C981B7C499C281C51E*D
431 A3 99C9C2e 187002 0*20 99C21
EC781 A31EC220 :REM*9
167 DATA C299C720C281C5B71EC2*2
0C2C281 A399C21 EC899 + C781 C5B
799C21EC8C799 :REM*8
168 DATA C71EC2C72099C281B7C5*!
EC7C2C2C7C299C72 09 0*ArA499C
81ED490A41ED9 :REM*37
169 DATA 90A41EC8D490A499C890*A
4AF1 ED490A41 EC8D990*A499CB1
BD9D4 90A4AF1E :REM*214
170 DATA C8D9D4D4C8D490A41ECe*9
0AFA41ED4C8D9D4C8D4*90A41E1 i
[Ul.V/ALGLS'l J'J'J? • R i: N 27
LEAP FROG
2AFA4AFB9B9AF :REM*210
171 DATA AFA4A4A4AFAFB9AFAFA<1*A
FA4AFAFB9AFA'JAFB9B9*B9AFB9A
FAFA4A'1AFA4AF :REM*168
172 DATA B9AFA1AF009220200553*4
34F524520 3030303030* 3020202
0202020202020 :REM+77
173 DATA 20202020494947482030*3
0303030300D20204C45*56454C2
0303120202020 :REM*154
174 DATA 20202020202020202020*2
0202020202046524F47*5320303
0000000000000 :REM*77
175 DATA 00000000003C0000D700*0
37DC00DFF7 00DFF700F*D7F00E6
9B003AAC003D7 :REM*164
176 DATA C00DD7700D7D700F7DF0*3
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E9 7 3FC3FC2600 :REH*174
177 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
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E55B00FFFF003 :REM*58
178 DATA 55CO03FFC1}0DD7700D7D*7
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FBEFCD6BE973F :REM*199
179 DATA C3FC2600000000000000*C
300037DC003EBC00396*C00E55B
00FFFF00355C0 :REM*14
180 DATA 00FF00035SC00DD7700D*E
B7003EBC00D697035EB*5C36FF9
C0EBEB03FBEFC :REM*123
181 DATA D6BE973FC3FC2600C300*0
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FF003S5C000FF :REM*226
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Commodore Clinic
This lime, prescriptions for queslions aboul disk drives,
GEOS and. PC keyboards.
By TIM WALSH
Q! puniiifii'tl II CninmtnliDr 1581 3'/:-
indi di\h ilrhv and trial lo il\(' the I3S!
Hoot Disk Mrihrr pmgnnii fuiiiid im RUN'v
(il'XJS Comjitniion disl;. All llii; jmignini
.vcm.s to do ix format the disk in the 1581 and
then lork up. Am I doiu^ Mwii-thing vmng?
Aho, I Citu't fict the sittidoir drivi- to appmr
on till- CEOS dfshTop. I didn't litnr tin- 1 5,S7
■iiilirii ! jiyxl b(%iui nsing CEOS and noiv 1
at n't changi' tin' di'jimlt it'ttiujis. I have two
1581 diik dri-.Vi.
— Mark Newman
Mii)ni.r\ii.i,K, Ml
AVbii dk\ not specify your ,s\'steni a>n-
riginatioii, Ml I can only j^iess at ihc
cnuse of yom ailments, l-'iisi, the 1581
Boot Disk Maker program will not work
inilcss you haw an RKL^ (RAM expansion
tniit) contifctfti loyoiii conipuUT. H'miii
do not. the pnigrani behaves as you (le-
scribcci — it lininais the disk in the 1581
llien "hangs np."
Vour second c|iiestioii, conceniing tlic
shadow drive, brings to iniiicl that I he
jnobleio is with vour version of GEOS,
not vour rompuler. GWXS versions l.!i
and earlier (lid not support the 158 1, lb
access that drive, you need (IKO.S li.O.
Ilyoii have t.LO.S 2.0. rttn the Cotillf;-
inx" 2.0 program to set n[) your 1,581
drives, and you should be all set.
Q/'iJ*- mnlintmlly upgraded my collection
oj Commodore tifndnare oi'rr the year'i.
t iiow hiweti C,-12SI), a Maginnmx monitor
and a 15'll-ll di.di drive, h there any way
lo use fi l'C-co)iipatilde keyhourd on ms
128D? rdlike to um- the type ofkryhoanl with
the clirtihig ke\.i.
— Mitch Rii.n\'
Sheltox, NK
A I've never seen an atlapior that
would lei you use a l'(;-e<in)patilile
keyboaid \viih dieC-lL'SD. Ihere is siuli
an adaptor Ibi Amiga eoiuputers, htii
not for 8-bit Couimodore.s.
j / use eras 128 2.0 and miiild Ukc to
\ Imrehuai' gfol'uhlhh, hut I ff'l the im-
pression thai it only works with GEOS 64. h
thh true?
—Gregg Rohekts
VVlNCHENDOX, MA
Al'uiintimately. yes. If yon waiu to
nse geol'nblish, yon need GKO.S (i 1.
Heeanse of its design, tlic program is not
eom))atihle with GEOS 128 2.0, even in
40-Colinnn jnodc. There are no plans
for a futuic release of geoPublisli 128.
Ql have a Commodore 128 and a Com-
modore 1281). /.I it possilile to eoiiufci
the C-128 to the C-1281) and ii.se it «.* a
Il^M e\pan\ion unit?
— iiucn.'ARD Botit.AV
Quebec, Canada
A No, the CM 28 cannot becnniUTled
lothe(:-12aDandusedasa RAM
device. 1 his ix'aily isn't an nnnsnal re-
que.sl, though. Walk h\i<i lii'.\'\ editorial
offices and you'll see various other
brand-name computers connected to
ijiie aumliei with telephone lines. Set-
ting up a network nli ompntcrs requires
specialized softwaie, hard di ives, cou-
nectors and lots of triMibleshooting,
.Mthongh the technology is av;nlable
for selling ti|) networks of P(jS and Macs,
it simply isn't available for the Coiu-
inodore.
QA frientl of mine i\ ti teenager vim (\
hiiiid. I enjoy malting talking program.';
Jor him leith the use of S.iM, a speeeh pro-
gram for the C'64. 1 uwild like to find other
talking programs. I hiive called stores, (pies-
tioned other users, and written letters, all to
no a-iiail. Do you have any suggestion!; for
other "talking" sojtmatv?
— Tim Rii'i'ERf
.■\t.ttAN\-, NY
A During the 1 980s there were several
po[>ular voice syutliesis software and
hardwaie products for the C-6I, such as
Covo.x and Hearsay. .Since ihen. most of
these |)n)duns have fallen by the way-
side, ciim])anies have tuoved uii tool her
com[)nter plalfnnus. and the jnoducts
have become ha]d to find. .And, if vou do
find one, technical support is nouexis-
leiit. User's gixaips still remain the best
sotnces for hardware and softwaie of this
uatme.
I .ast year, RUN sold tlic Covox Voice-
Mast etj v. tliKingh our Special I'roduets
catalog. Due to the laiget.lemand lor the
item, however, our invemoc^' was rapicllv
depleted atid we can uc) ionger obtain
lb. II product.
Ql purchased two rSD-2 Kxcelerator Plus
dish drives some time ago. .ijler num\
hours of fhiieless operation, one of the FSD
dnves hegan lo smoke. Then the second FSD
drive's power supply hegan to .<;miike.
I bought two Com modore 1 5-1 1 -I I drives to
replace the FSD drives and I noticed that the
power supplies used hy the 15-11-11 drives
have the same pin tonftguration and voltages
as the FSD drnies. !s the FSD power supply
compatible with the HI I -I I? Do the Com-
modore drives .share any part.'; with the FSD
drives?
— ^Thomas 1 I()LLIXc;kh
Greenville, OH
AVoit'ie Ineky to have noticed the disk
di ive buiiiing befotx- the liU' spifad!
While the E,Sr)-2 drives air reliable units,
they do have a limited lifespan, as yon
discovered.
1 recommend that vou trash the F,SD
drives altogether. TiTing to salvage the
] lower sn])plies and other components
from the l'".SD-2 drives is a sure-fire
reci])e for disaster (no pun intended).
1 am a loug-titne l''Sf>-2 drive user,
and to the best of my knowledge, the
Commodore l."))!-!! and the [•■SD-2
drives may have similar connecnus and
wiring, but tiie parts -.uv ncii inter-
changeable. ■
Do you have a problem or question about
vnty Commodore computer system, software
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modore Clinic, RUN Magazine, 80 Elm St.,
B'trrhorough. XII 01 458. Qiiesfions are an-
sieercd only through this column, and, due to
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URN TO MAIN MEMO..." 1180
:REM»123
650 GO3UB12 50:RETURN :REM*214 1190
860 CLOSET 5 : 0PEK1 5 , B , 1 5 : INPUT/' 1
5,E,E$:IF E=0 THEK T1=0:RET 1200
URN :REM*121 1210
870 PRINT: PRINT"DISK ERROR #"RS
;E;OS"==) "R3;ES: PRINT 1220
tREM + IS-I 1230
880 PR1NT"CLEANING UP...": PRINT 1240
#15, "10" : T1 = 1 : CLOSE 1 5 : CLOSE
2 ;REM*227
890 G0SUB1 390: RETURN :REM*24 1250
900 PRINT" {SilFT CLR ) " : SYSAD, 1 , 1 1260
:PRINTTAB(10)RS"BOWLING STA
TISTICS " :REM*139 1270
910 PRINT:PRINT:PRINTSPC[5)"1 .
PRINT TO SCREEM" :REM*249 1280
920 PRINTSPC(5)"2. BACK TO MAIN 1290
MENU" :REM*2S2 1300
930 INPUT A: IF A=2 THEN RETURN
:REM*144 1310
940 PRINT :PRINT"CALCOLATING DAT
A. PLEASE WAIT.. ,":GOSUB 12 13 20
70:PRINT :REM*244 1330
950 GOSUB 1080 :REM*2
960 PRINT" 1ST GAME AVG 2ND GAME 1340
AVG 3RD GAME AVG" : REM* 6 5
970 PRINT"************ ******+» 1350'
*mt* *♦*«♦***»♦*+• ";REM*41
980 IF A=2 THEN PRINTTAB ( 3 )G1 TA 1360
B(8)G2TAB{a)G3:GOTO1000 1370
:REM+105
990 PRINTTAB(3} ;G1 ;TAB(1G) ;G2;T 1380
AB(29);G3 :REM*227 1390
1000 PRINT: PRINT"TOTAL II OF GAH
ES HISSED ==>"ZT :REM*238
1010 PRINT: PRINT"T0TAL H OF 200 1400
+ GAMES {3 SPACES) ==>"TW
:REM»233 1410
1020 PRINT: PRINT"1IIGHEST GAME B
0WLED{5 SPACEs}==>"HG 1420
:REH*99
1030 PRINT:PRINT"HIGHEST SERIES 1430
B0»JLED{3 SPACES) = =>"HS
:REM*120 14 40
1040 PRINT: PRINT"TOTAL H OF GAM
ES BOWLED ==)"TG :REM-254 1460
1050 PRINT: PRINT"TOTAL II OP PIN 1460
S TO DATE ==>"P :REM*4] 1470
1060 PRINT:PRINT"OVERALL SEASON 1480
AVERAGE [2 SPACES )==>"AV
: REM* 14
1070 PRINT:PRINT:PHINT"PRESS A 1490
KEY TO RETURN TO MAIN MENU 1 500
. ..":G0SUB1 260: RETURN 1510
:REM*91 1520
1080 G1=0:G2 = 0:G3 = :REM*lf)6
1090 FOR 1=1 TO WK:G1 =G1 +GM(I,1
}:G2=G2+GM{I,2) :G3=G3+GM(I 1530
,3):NEXT :REM*228 1540
1 1 00 Gl =FNRD( (Gl /{WK-Zl ) } ) :G2=F
NRD( (G2/(WK-22) ) ) :G3=FNRD( 1550
tG3/(WK-Z3) ) ) : REM* 4 156
1110 RETURN : REM* 22 4
1120 FS = "":PRINT"1S!IFT CLR ) " : PR 1570
INT:INPUT"WHAT FILENAME" ;F 1580
$ :REM*54
1130 IF F$="" THTK T1=1:RETURN 1590
:REM*52 1600
1140 SYSAD, 1 ,S:PRINT"LOADING FI 1610
LE:" :REM*205
1150 PRINTRS FS"' PLEASE WAIT 1620
..." :REM*235 1630
1160 OPEN 2,a,2,"fl0:"+F$+",S,R" 1640
: REM* 121
GOSUB860:IF T1=1 THEN RETU
RN : REM* 15
INPUT#2,TG,WK,ZT,AV,P
:REM*229
FOR 1 = 1 TO WK:INPUT|'/2,D$(I
) ,DA(I) ,TP(I):NEXT:REM*107
FOR 1=1 TO WK :REK*2 31
FOR J=1 TO 3:INPUT//2,GM(1,
J):NEXT:NEXT :REM*142
CLOSE 2 :REM*205
GOSUB1460 :REM*41
PRINT; PRINT"BOWLING DATA L
OADED, HIT ANY KEY...":L=1
:REH*17S
G0SUB1 260:RETURN :REM*96
POKE 19S,0:V;ait 198,1: RETU
RN :REM*221
ZT=0:TW=0:Z1=0:Z2=0:Z3=0:H
G=0:HS=0 :REH*163
FOR 1=1 TO WK :REM*40
FOR J=1 TO 3 :REM*B2
IF GM(I,J)<>0 THEN 1340
:REM*204
ZT=ZT+1:IF J=l THEN Z1=Z1+
1 :REH*59
IF J = 2 THEN 22 = 22 + 1 :REM*1 4
IF J=3 THEN Z3=Z3+1
;REM*109
IF GM(I,J)>199 THEN TW=TW+
1 :REM*5
IP GM(I,J) >HGTHEN HG=GM(I,
J) :REM*9
NEXT: NEXT :REM*203
FOR 1=1 TO WK:IF TP(I)>HS
THEN HS=TP(I) :REM*172
NEXT: RETURN : REM* 12
PRINT:PR1NT:PRINTRS"HIT AN
Y KEY. . ,":GOSUB1260:RETURN
: REM*! 41
DATA "1) SETUP SCREEN COLO
RS" :REM*103
DATA "2\ ADD NEW BOWLING S
CORES" : REM* 41
DATA "3) DISPLAY SEASON'S
BOWLING SUMMARY" : REM* 91
DATA "4) DISPLAY BOWLING S
TATISTICS" :REM*202
DATA "5) SAVE BOWLING DATA
:REM*e
DATA "6) QUIT" : REM* 51
FOR 1=1 TO WK :REM*2 52
FOR J=1T03 :HEM*29
GM$(I,J)=STR$(GM(I, J) ) :IF
GM(I,J)=0THEN GHS[I,J)=" *
**" :REM*13
NEXT J : REM* 238
NEXT I :REM*246
RETURN :REM*114
PRINT" (SHFT CLR)":CL0SE15:
OPENl 5,8,15, "10" :0PEN2 ,0,2
T=18:S=1
PRINT^15,"8-R";2;0
PRINT#15,"B-P";2;0
GETj?2,X$:IFX$ =
S(0)
T=ASC(XS)
CET#2,X5:IFX$=
1{0)
S=ASC{X$)
FOR X=0 TO 7
PRINT#1S,"B-P"
:REM*214
FFS="" :REM*219
FOR Y=0 TO 1 5 : REM* 3 6
GET#2,X$:IFX$ = ""TfIENX$ = CHR
S{0) :REM*174
:REM*86
REM»141
T;S
REM*! 71
:REM*59
""THEKXS=CHR
:REM*254
;REM*117
""THENX$=CHR
:REM*234
:REM*128
: REM* 203
;2;X*32+5
1650 IF ASC(XS)=160THEN1680
:REM*102
1660 FF$=FFS+XS :REM*72
16 70 NEXTY : REM* 189
1680 IF A=0THENA=1 :PRINTFF$; :G0
TO1700 :REM*32
1690 A=0;PRINTTAB{20);FFS
: REM* 9 4
1700 NEXTX :REM*209
1710 IF T<>0 THEN 1540 :REM*83
1720 CL0SE1 :CL0SE2 !REM*233
17 30 GOSUB 13 90: RETURN !REM*83
1740 F1=0:F3=0:F5=0 :REM*8
1750 PRINT" {SHFT CLR} " :PRINT: PR
INTTAB( 5 )R$ "SCREEN COLOR D
I SPLAY SETUP": PRINT: REM* 59
1760 PRINT: PHIMT"F1 - SELECTS B
ORDER COLOR" :REM*32
1770 PRIKT"F3 - SELECTS BACKGRO
UNO COLOR" :REM*1 38
1780 PRINT"F5 - SELECTS CHARACT
ER COLOR": PRINT : REM* 24 6
1790 PRINT"ANY OTHER KEY EXITS
TO MAIN MENU" :REM*16
1B00 PRINT: PRINTRS "SELECT YOUR
COLORS..." :REM*2S
1810 GOSUB1260:GET AS: IF AS<>F1
% AND AS<>F3$ AND A$ <> F5$
THEN RETURN : REM* 159
1820 ON -(AS=F1S) GOSUB1840:ON
-(A$=F3$> GOSUB1860:ON -(A
J=F5S) GOSUB1880 :REM*244
1830 GOTO 1810 :REH*103
1040 F1=F1+1:IF F1>15 THEN FI =0
:REM*73
1850 POKEBD,F1 : RETURN :REM*73
1860 F3=F3+1:IP F3>15 THEN F3=0
: REM* 19
1870 P0KEBC,F3: RETURN : REM* 106
1880 F5=F5+1:IF FS>15 THEN F5=0
:REM*245
1890 POKE CHAR, F5: SYSAD, 0,1 7
:REH*203
1900 PRINT"YOUR CHARACTERS WILL
LOOK LIKE THIS;":SETURN
:REM*10
1910 FOR AE=849 TO 984:READ DA:
POKEAE,DA:NEXT ;REM*141
192 AE=049: RETURN : REM* 178
1930 DATA 32,253,174,32,138,173
,32,221 ,189,32,102,3,32,30
,171,169,13,32 :REM*167
1940 DATA 210,255,96,169,69,32,
199,3,176,85,173,2,1 ,208,1
1,172,213,3,169 :REM*31
1950 DATA 43,153,2,1,136,208,25
0,169,46,32,199,3,168,144,
2,150,48,169,0 :REM*197
1950 DATA 32,199,3,152,157,0,1,
169,46,32,199,3,172,214,3,
232,136,208,252 :REM*44
1970 DATA 236,213,3,176,33,172,
213,3,159,0,153,1,1 ,1P9,0,
1 ,201 ,32,206,3 :REM*11 4
1980 DATA 173,216,3,153,0,1,202
,16,5, 173,215,3,136,16,244
,136,16,231,169 :REM*168
1990 DATA 0,160,1,96,162,0,221,
0,1 ,240,6,232,224,1 2,208,2
46,24,96,9,2,32 :REH*130
2000 DATA 32 :REM*70
2010 FOR AD=82a TO 848;READ DA:
POKEAD,DA:NEXT : REM* 6 4
2020 AD=828:RETURN :REM*224
2030 DATA 32,253,174,32,158,183
,138,72,32,253,174,32,158,
183,104,168,24 :REH*167
2040 DATA 32,240,255,96 :REH*16B
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Nou) you can rank sports teams just like the lop analysts,
wilh lionitdbaU Roundup.
By MARK JORDAN
I.AS'I" SPRINr. I once jifriiiii joiiiwi the
leguiiiMif'ha(ky;ir(i lutiovswlid tilled out
an NC/V.AbHskt'th;ill kHinmnitiit bracket
in li<)|)es <)i picking tlie most winneis.
Like g*>iiig t)tK'-on-<)iic agaiiisi Larty
Bini, it's a Ibimidablc task: 5! teams ate
iitvolved aitd i)iie miss in the earEy
iDimtis can cost yuu (!c;niy.
I've tiied v;nic»is methods of making
tny ])icks. iVom inuiition (fbrgei tliat) to
ciiODsing the top-seeded teams (better)
to tiiiisnlting tlie last poll ol ibe season
(better still) to going hi-iecb. Hi-tecli in
this case means reading USA Today'^
coin])iiter rankings by MIT i^rad Danny
Sagarin, hi the last ilnee years, his rank-
ings have consist ently beaten die others.
OK, so an Mil' giad with a roomful
of coni])ulers ctiii rale leams better than
coaches and sporisvvi iters, but bow
about a small liberal arts college gtad
witli a CI-l^SI" I wrote this program to
find out. If yuu jiicked any team hut
Duke to win this year's Nf'.AA chain jii-
(inslii[), you need this [irogram. Be sure
to use the (Iliecksum tin page 45 as yon
type it ill.
Ronndhall Roinidiip gives each team
a power lating of ..')()() to begin the sea-
son. Ilie ratings change as wins and loss-
es accrue l>;ised upon team strengths,
wins, [luitii spreatls and home-comt ad-
vantages. I've fountl that even with this
limited informaiion. ihe program pro-
duces tx'snlis coin])arable to Sagarin's.
\bu start i>y creating a league with tip
to 1011 teams. Select Teams i'rom the
main inemi to add teams. When you've
fiiiished, ])ifss die l.tjl -arrow key aird
Kt.M KN.
Record each game's results by select-
ing the .Scores option. (an'.sor thiuugh
tlie leant list and [)te,ss itin liRN to select
(he lirst learn. Use the cursor keys to en-
ter I be score: ciiu.soR i.i'/down changes
the score by ten points, CLK.SOU I.Kt'i/
KK.IIl by one. I'ress wit us lo enter the
score. Repiral the pioceckiie Icir the op-
posing team. Once you've enleied both
si (ires, select the bo me/ aw ay teams,
again using ibe cursor keys and Kt:HK\,
You'll he given one iinal thance to edit.
Diiii't iitsh thiuiiir/i ihis \Ii-Ij! Oiue installed,
voui results cannot be eilited.
Mien you're finished entering scores,
ptess tisc.M't: to return to the main menu,
and select Rank lo caknUite the team
standings. (Unless you've typed in some
scores, the progi;im will have nothing to
com[)are h>r ranking the teams.)
\bii c;>ii view, print or sa\'e your results
any time. Save often, Vonr league list is
always presented in alphabetical, rather
than ranked, order. ICacli lime you save,
the previous restilts will be saved as a
backup with the file extension .liAK. .-Mso,
yon slionld always add the ])refix RK, to
yotir lileiiames. (1 be tiiogram prompts
yon lotlo so.) I'd iccommend you ex]icT-
iiiient a hit heibre tyjiing in three hours'
worih of scores.
You tan also use Rotinciball Roundup
for baseball and foolhall. You don't need
a fancy degree, a roomful oftecbnologj',
or even a ]iair of Air |i>idaiis lo jiiediet
this season's winners, .All yon nt'ed is
Konndball Roundup, [Bi
Mark Jordan (no relalwn lo Michael)
tearlu'i lii/rlt srlimil lini^lkh and can't wait un-
til Indiana hrinirs iunni- iinotlii-r iVC'f-1 title.
Listing 1. Roundball Houndup program. Also avajlatilB an the July/Augusl; ReRUN disk. Call 1-800-684-5499,
REM TEAM RANKINGS BY MARK JO
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RDAN :REM»219
GOSUB 2440 :REM*98
DO :REM*8
GOSUB 2300 :REM*97
GETKEYA$:P=INSTR(KY$,a;) :FL=
P:IFP = 0THEtJP = VAL(A$) :REM*122
ON P GOSLID 110,420,1470,1710
,1060,1950,2120,2270,2270
:REM+1 1 fl
IFP>7THE[JEXIT :REM+60
LOOP :REM+61
IFF =8 THEN CLR:GOTO20 :REM*24 2
END :REM*228
SCNCLR : WINDOW0 ,0,23,23
: REM* 11 5
PRINT" ICTRL 9){C0MD 7H3 SP
ACEsltStiFT DNPUT TEAMS (2 S
PACEsJ":PRINT"{CTRL 9) ( LEF
T ARROW} WHEN FINISHED"
:REM*201
TT=TZ+1 ;UU=0 :REM*227
DO :REM*1ie
PRINT" (HOME} 12 CRSR DNs}"E$
"§" :REH*55
PRINT" (COMD 8}{SHFT T}EAM (^
"TT+1 :REM*33
170 INPUT T$:IFT$-""THEN170
:REM*207
180 IFT$="(LEFT ARROW} "THENEXIT
:REM*10B
190 T$=LEFT$(TS,12) :REM*13
200 CHAR,0,7,LCS+"(CTRL 5}{S!!FT
I}S THIS C0RRECT?(2 SPACES
){SHFT Y)/CSHFT N)" : REM* 3 5
210 CHAR, 0,6, "tup ARROW) (2 SPAC
EsJfUP ARROW) (2 SPACES) {UP
ARROW}" :REM*243
22 CHAR, 0,5, "{CTRL 2)"tTS,1
;REM+1 59
23 GETKEYA5:IFA$e>"Y"THEN150
:REM*26
240 TM$(TT)=TS:PR{TT}=.5:TT=TT+
1:UU=UU+1 :REM*32
250 WIND0W24,1 ,39,23 :REM*179
260 IFUU>20T11ENUU=0:PRINT" (SHFT
Ct,R)" :REM*84
27 CHAR, 0,UU,"":PRINTTT"( CRSR
LF)-"T$ :REM*87
280 WINDOW0, 0,23, 23: PRINT
:REM*190
290 LOOP :REM*12
300 TZ=TT-1 :REM*155
310 GOSUB340 :REM*1 34
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PRINT" (2 HOMES) t SHFT CLR}";
:REM*237
RETURN :REM*217
PRINT"{2 HOMES) {3 CRSR DNs)
{SHFT S)ORTING..." :REM*117
FORK=0TOTZ-1 :HI=K:CHAR,1 0,3
,STRS(K) :REM*15
F0RT=K+1T0TZ :REM+133
IFTMI(!1I)>TM$(T)THENHI = T
:REM*203
NEXT :REM*255
S$=TM$(K):TM$(K)=TMS(HI) :TM
S(HI)=SS :REH*193
NEXT : REM* 16
RETURN : REM* 42
iftz<1then1900 :rem+45
print" {2 homes) {shft clr}":
TS=0:Cl:=0 :REM*60
GOSUDl 3 90: CHAR , 2 4 , 1 , " ( CTRL
2)"+STR$(TS+1 )*"-"+TMS(TS),
1 :REH*225
DO ;REM*175
PRINT" {2 HOMES} (COMD 6){CTR
L 9} (SHFT OURSOR, +/-, {S
HFT R)ETURN(2 SPACES)"
:REM*251
PR1NT"{CTRL 9} {SFIFT P}RESS
42 li f N ■ jlJLVVAt,it;USr ISlSli!
(SHFT A) TO ADD TEAM (2 SPA
CEsf" : REM* 14
480 PRINT" (COMD 7) {CTRL 9} (SHF
T E) SCAPE BACK TO MEN0J2 SP
ACEs) {COMD 8)" :REH*143
490 GOSUB590:IFA$=E$ORAS="A"THE
NEXIT :REM+15 7
500 IFA$ = "E"T!IEN49Si :REM*213
510 POKE208,0 :REM*99
520 GETKEYAJ:IFA$=E$THENEXIT
:REM*189
530 POKE208,1 :POKE842,ASC(A$)
:REM*35
REM*202
:REM*54
: REM* 31
REM*1 44
REM*20e
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WINDOW0,4,23,24,1
PRINT" (2 HOMES}"
560 LOOP
570 IFAJ="A"THEN1 10
580 RETURN
590 CHAR, 0,4, "(SHFT S)CORE"
:REM*89
600 TP=0:SC=0 :REM*89
610 FORT=0TO1 :T1 =T + 1 :REM"'138
620 CHAR,6,T1*5,"tCOMD 7} {SHFT 820
T)EAM:" :REM*204
630 DO :RBM*9a
640 GETKEY AS : rFA$=CiiR${ 1 3 )ORAS
=ESTHENEXIT :REM*177
650 CZ=CU :REM*68
660 IFAS="(CHSR DN)"TKENIFCU+TS
<TZTHENCU = CLJt1 :REM*68
670 IFA$."{CRSR UP)"THENCU=CU-1
: IFCU< 0ANDTS = 0THENCU =
: REM* 13
660 IFA$="+"THENCU=0:GQSUE1330
:REM*253
690 IFA$="-"THENCU=0:GOSUB1340
:REM*2ie
700 IFA$ = "A"TIiri;NEXIT :REM*191
710 IFCU>22THENGOSUB1330
:REM*251
720 IFCU<0THENCU=22:GOSUB1340
;REH*106
730 CHAR, 24, 1+CZ," {CTRL 8}"+STR
$(C2+TS+1 )+"-"+TM$(CZ+TS),0
: REM* 131
740 CHAR, 24, UCU," {CTRL 2)"->-STR
$(CU4TS + 1 )+*'-" + TM$(CU + TS),1
:REM-106
750 CE=CU :REM*184
760 L0OP:IFAI=E$ORA$="A" THENRE
TURN :REM*158
770 B=TS+CU:TM(T)=B :REM«111
780 CHAR,12,T1»5,"{CTRL 4}"-iTMS
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(B)+" ":PRINT :REM*178
S=B:YY=T»546:GOSUB1270
:REM*85
PRINT" (2 HOMES MCTRL 91{CTR 1040
L 4)(4 SPACES) {SHFT U}SE CU 1050
RSOR KEYS I 3 SPACES}"
:REM*2')3 1060
PRINT" (CTRL 9){S SPACES} TO
SET SCORE {5 SPACES }"
;HEM*138 1070
SC= -10: POKE208 , 1 : P0KEB4 2 ,17 1080
:REM*220 1090
DO :REM*45 1100
GETKEi' AS:IF ASaCHRS ( 1 3 )0R
AS=ESTHENEXIT :REM*206 1110
IF AS="(CRSR DN)"THENAD=10
:REM*60 1120
IF AS = "(CRSR RT)"'I'HENAD = 1
:REM*227
IF A$="{CRSR UP)"THENAD=-10
:REM*190
IF A$ = "(CRSR LF)"Ti!ENAD=-1
;REM*110
SC=SC+AD:IFSC<0THENSC=0
:RBM*5
SC$=STR$(SC) :REM*49
CHAR,0,T1+5,"(CTRL 2} {4 SPA
CEs}":CHAR,0,Tl *5,SC$
: REM* 152
LOOP: IF A$=E$THENRETURN
:REM*241
T(T)=SC:TP=TP+SC:SC=0
:REM*220
NEXT :REM+4 2
PRINT" {2 HOMES} {CTRL 9) (COM
D e}{3 SPACES USHFT W}HICH
TEAM HOME? {3 SPACEg)"
:REM*96
PRINT" {CTRL 9) ({SHFT U}SE
CURSOR/ (SHFT R}ETURN){2 SPA
CEs}" :REM*2 1300
R=l :POKE208,1 :POKE842,65
:REM*205
DO:GETKEYA$:lFA$ = CHR$(1 3) OR
AS=ESTHENEXIT :REM*67
IFR=0THENR=1 :R1=6;R2=11 :ELS
E R=0:R1=1 1 :R2=5 :REM*195
CHAR, 0,R2," {CTRL 2) (SHFT H
)0ME",1 :REH*76
CiIAR,0,Rl ,"(CTRL 31 (SHFT A
)WAY",1 :REM*228
LOOP! IFA$=E$THENRETURN
:REM*e4
CHAR, 3, 3, "{CTRL 2) (SHFT P}
RESS {SHFT E) TO EDIT"
:REM*89
GETKEYAS :REM*241
CHAR,3,3,"{1 5 SPACES}"
:REM*150
IFA$ = "E"THENWINDOW0,4,24 ,2
4,1: PRINT" (2 HOMES )": RETUR
N :REM*247
IN=1
H=TP*.1 :HH=-1
IFR THENHH=1
X=TM(0):Y=TM(1 )i
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:TX=
IFT(1 )>T(0)THEN
TM(0) :TX=1
TW(X)=TW(X}+1
1
TC(X)=TW(X}+TL{X)
TC(Y)=TW(Y)+TL( Y>
PD=T{TX)/TP
CP=PR(X)+PR{Y)
SB=CP*PD
HA=( (SB-(CP/2) )*,
WT=SB+HA
LT=CP-WT
TTtX)=TT(X}+WT
TT{Y)=TT(Y}+LT
PR { X ) =TT ( X } / TC ( X }
PR{y)=TT(Y}/TC(Y}
FORK = 0TO1 :S = rM(K};
:G0SUB1 270: NEXT
RETUR K
CHAR , , YY , " " : FORRR = 0TOTZ : I
FRA(RR)=S THEN1290:REM*183
NEXT :REM*135
PRINT" (COMD 8) {8 SPACES }"D
AS(0)":";TW(S)"-"TL(SI
:REM*129
PRINT" {COMD 8) {8 SPACES }"Di
REM*234
: REM* 17
RBM*1 26
:REM*1 50
X=TM(1 }:Y=
:REM«236
TL(Y)=TL(Y)+
:REM*180
:REM*155
:REM*227
:REH*226
:REM*26
:RBM*97
2)*ini
:REM*244
! REM* 9 5
:REM*74
:REH*32
:REM*186
:REM*135
:REM*239
yY=K*5+6
:REM*104
: REM* 127
The Game Plan: How Roundball Roundup Works
WHKN YOU INPUT a miitesi score,
the totiipiiter adds the [sower latisig
of each pnrtkipimt. The first time
leanis play, this will udd up to 1.000,
since every team starts with a .500 lilt-
ing. But (iinti iliis fjoitit on, the resiihs
will dilTer I liis vuluc is the Cloiik;st
l*mvei(C:l'),
llif Toiiit nitlereniial (PD) is calcu-
laied ljy dividing the winner's score by
the total. Next, the program ailaibtes
a subtotal (ST) by nHiltiplyiiif,^ the con-
test pimer !iy the [jiiini difleivmial.
The home/away Uictor {HA) is calcu-
lated using a fairly complicated lonnulu
(line 1 1 80 of 1 ,isiing I ). Suffice it to say
that it ix'thices the value of" a home-
court win, but never to the point that
the losing team gets more than the win-
ning team. (.See lines IffjO-lilOO.)
For exatn file, suppose Indiana l!ni-
versity, with a power rating of .li>7j,
plays Duke, which has a power rating of
.735. Inthana winsai home, 81-76. Tlie
calculations would be:
CP=.(i75 + .73a=l.4l
PD=81/157=.al5
Sr^l.'H X .315=.72(i
HA=.0042
ST-HA=.72(>-.0042=.72 1
RI gets this much (.721) lor its win,
and lluke jiicks up what's left over Irom
the original contest power;
1,}1-.721 = .689
As you can see, Duke didti't lose too
much giTiimd in the pnK:ess, because
they played on the opponent's home
court and kept the score £:iose.
-MJ
J1JIA/.\UGL'ST lOU'J RUN 43
1 a 8 MODE
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PRINT#P,RS"-"AS; :REM*90
PRINT#P,USING"###";TW(S) ;
:REM*115
PRINT#P,USING"####";TL(S) ;
:PRINTJI(P,"{3 SPACES)";
:REM*1 54
PRlNTItP .USING" Ititf , IfH" -iTTlS
) ; :PRltlTCP,"{3 SPACES)";
:REM*252
PRINTiitP, USING". #^#"; PR (RA(
T) ) ; :REM*170
PRINT#P, :REM*38
RETURN : REM* 13
CHAR,0,24,"{SHFT P)RESS AN
Y KEY TO CONTINUE" :REM*87
GETKEYAS :REM*124
PRINT"tilOME) {2 CRSR DNe)"E
S"^"; :REM*16
SC=0:RETURN :REM*199
PRINT"{SHFT CLR1":1FTZ(1 O
R IN=0 THEN1900 :REH*S2
S0=1 : CHAR, 14,0, "{CTRL 2) {S
HFT R}ANKING TEAM #";REM*1
FOHT=0TOT2 :REM*113
RR(T)=PR(T>:RANK(T)=T
:REM»130
NEXT :REM*95
AS(1 )":";RR + 1 :REM*113 1760
PRINT"{COMD 8) {8 SPACEa)"D
A$I2)":"; :PRINTUSING".j^##" 1770
!PR(S) :REM*14 17B0
RETURN :REM*179
TS = TS + 23:CU = 0:GOTO1 370 1 790
:REM*112 1600
TS=TS-23 :BEM*33
IFCU+TS=>TZTHENCU=TZ-TS+1 1810
:REM*1 27
IFTS<0THENTS=0 :REM«52 1820
IFTS>TZTHENTS=TZ-22:CU=22 1830
:REM*212 1840
CZ=CU :REM*45 1850
WINDOW24, 0,39, 24,1 :REM*29 I860
PRIfJT"[CTRL 91 {CTRL 8){5 S
PACES) {SHFT T}EAMS{6 SPACE 1870
s)" :REM*63 1880
FOHK=0TO22 :REH+34 1890
PRINT K+1+TS"{CRSR LF)-"TM 1900
$(K+TS> :REM*7
NEXT ! REM* 30
IFTZ=>TS+23 THENPRINT" (CT 1910
RL 2) {CTRL 9) {SHFT M)0 1920
RE " :REM*239
PRINT"(2 HOMES)" :REM*177
RETURN :REM*68
P = 4: IFSO=0THEN1710:REM*125
OPENP,P,7:SC=0 :REM*1
PRINTS?,, "(7 SPACES) (SilFT
C)-128 {SHFT R}ANKINGS"
!REM*27
PRINT#P,"{2 spaces) {SHFT T
>EAM{13 SPACES) {SHFT H){3
SPACES) (SHFT LI {5 SPACEs)(
SHFT P)TS{4 SPACES} {SHFT P
)WR%" :REM*1B4
FORT=0TOTZ:SC=SC+1 :REM»207
IFFL>3 AND SC=21 THEN GOSU
B167 0:IFAS=E$THEW15 50
:REM*Z20
GOSUB1570 :REM*93
NEXT :REM*128
CLOSEP :REM*73
RETURN ;REM*160
S=RA(T) :REM*191
A$=LEFT$(TMS(S)+"t12 SPftCE
s)",13) :REM*29
R$=RIGHT$["(2 SPACES ("+STR
$(T + 1 ) ,3) : REM* 18
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FORK=0TOTZ: HI =K: CHAR, 28,0,
STR3(K+1) :REM*223
FORT= K + 1 TOTZ : REM + 9
IF RR(HI)<RR(T) THEN H1=T
:HEM*64
NEXT :REM*135
S=RR(K) :RR(K)=RR(HI) :RR(HI
)=S :REM*230
S=RA(K):RA{K)=RA(HI) :RA(HI
)=S :REM*119
NEXT : REM* 153
P=3 : PRINT:G0SUB1 480 : REM*49
GOSUB1920 :REM*136
RETURN :REM*207
PRINT"(SHFT CLR){CTRL 2)":
IFSO=0THEN1710 :REM*103
P=3:G0SUB1 480 :REM*85
GOSUB1920 :REM*160
RETURN ;REM*247
PRINT"{2 HOMES) {SHFT CLR) (
CTRL 2) (SHFT N)0 DATA TO W
ORK WITH YETl" :REM+99
SLEEP2:RETURN :REM»194
PRINT"{2 HOMEs){CTRL 9)(8
SPACES) CS!!FT P}RESS (SHFT
E}{SHFT S){SHFT C](SHrT A)
(SHFT P){SIIFT E) TO CONTIN
UE(8 SPACES)" :REM*246
GETKEYAS : IFASOESTHENI 930
:REM*78
RETURN :REM*42
PRINT" (SHFT CLR) {SHFT S ) AV
E AS{2 SPACES }"FFS:IFT7.( IT
fiEN1900 : REM* 166
INPUT" {HOME} {7 CRSR RTs } " S
FF$ :REM*2 4 4
FKS=FF$+".BAK" :REM*184
SCRATCH (FKS) :REM*170
REIJAHE (FFS) TO (FKS)
: REM* 4 4
IPDSTIiENDCLEAR :REM*253
PRINT"{SHFT CLR) {SHFT S)AV
ING..." :REM*132
D0PEN#2, [FF$) ,W:PRINTtf2,TZ
:REM*244
FORT=0TOTZ :CHAR,10,0,STR${
T)
PRINT(S(2,TM5(T}
PRINTfSf2,TV?[T)
PRIMT/!f2,TL{T)
PRINT#2,PR(T)
PRINT#2,TT(T)
NEXT
DCLOSE
RETURN
:REM*223
:REM*08
:REM+24
: REM* 204
:REM*22B
:REM*9
: REM* 164
:REM*89
: REM* 196
PRir'!T"(2 HOMES) (SHFT CLR ] (
CTRL 2} {CTRL 9) (SHFT U)SE
(LEFT ARROW} AS 1ST CHAR T
ESCAPE (CRSR DNj":DIRECTO
RY"RK.*" :REM*93
TY=TZ :REM*142
PRINT" {HOME) (CRSR DN}(COMD
8)"TAB(14|FF$ :REM*1 3
INPUT" { HOME }( CRSR DN}{SHFT
W)HICH LEAGUE";A$ :REM*79
IFLEFTS(A$,1 ) = "(LEFT AT^ROU
)"THEN22 90 : REM* 104
FFS = AS:DOPEN|!(2, (FFS) : INPUT
#2,TZ:PRIMT"{SHFT CLR)"TZ
: REM* 123
IFDSTHENPRirJT"{SHFT CLRKC
TRL G ) " : DCLEAR : G0T02 2 6
REM*62
PRINT" (SHFT CLR) (SHFT I,}OA
DING.. ," :REM*66
FORT=0TOTZ : CHAR, 1 0,0, STRS (
T) :REM*4
2210
2220
2230
2240
2250
2260
2270
2280
2290
2300
2310
2320
2330
2340
2 3 50
2360
2370
2380
2390
2400
2410
2420
2430
2440
2450
2460
2470
2480
INPUT(?2,TH$(T),TW(T) ,TL(T)
,PR{T),TT(T) : REM* 136
NEXT :REM*39
DCLOSE :REM*219
FORT=TZ + 1 TOTY : TM$ ( T ) = " " : TW
[ T } =0 : TL [ T ) = : PR [ T ) = . 5 : TT (
T)=0:RA{T)=0:NEXT ;REH*101
IN=1:SO=0 sREM*31
GOTO! 710 ;REM*20
PRINT"(SHFT CLR) (SHFT A)RE
YOU SURE? (2 SPACES) {SHFT
Y)/(SI!FT K)" !REM*43
GETKEYAS : IFAS < > " Y"THENP=0
:REM*136
:REM*137
(SHFT CL
:REM*254
( 1 1 SPAC
128 (SHFT T}EA
KERll 2 SPACES)
:KEM*5
2510
2520
RETURN
PRINTES"M{2 HOMES
R)"LCSCHRS(11 )
CHAR,0,0,"(CTRL 6
Es) (SHFT C)
H (SHFT R)A;
",1
CHAR,0,2,"(COHD 6) (SHFT F)
ILE:"+FFS :REM*223
CHAR,1 5,5," (CTRL 2}.. {SHFT
OPTIONS. .",1 :REM*208
CHAR,! 5,6," (COMD 8)1-{SnFT
T)EAMS ( {SHFT T} )",1
:REM*168
CHAR, 15, 7, "{COMD 5}2-{SHFT
S1C0RES( (SHFT S) )",1
:REH*12
CHAR, 15,8, "(COMD 8)3- (SHFT
P)R1NT { (SHFT P) )",1
:REM*185
CHAR, 15, 9, "{COMD 5) 4- (SHFT
R}ANK(2 SPACES) ( {SHFT R))
",1 :REM*115
CHAR, 15, 10, "(COMD 8)5-(SHF
T V}IEVM2 SPACES) { (SHFT V)
>",1 :REM*39
CHAR,1 5,11 ,"(COMD 5)6- (SHP
T S}AVE(2 SPACES} ( (SHFT A}
)",1 :REM*71
CHAR , 1 5 , 1 2 , " ( COMD 3 ) 7 - ( SHP
T L}0AD{2 SPACES} t (SHFT L)
)" ,^ :REM*1 1
CHAR, 1 5, 13, "(COMD 5)8-(SHF
T N)EW{3 SPACES) ( (SHFT N})
",1 :REM»72
CHAR, 1 5, 14, "(COMD a)9-(SHF
T Q}UIT{2 SPACES} ( {SHFT Q)
)",1 :REM*160
RETURN :REM*6
A=0:AS="":AD=0:B=0:CP=0:CU
= 0:CZ=0:H=0:HA=0:HH=0:iiI =
:K=0:KYS="" :REM*255
LT=0:P=0:PD=0:R = 0:R1 =0:R2 =
: 3=0 : SB=0 : SC=0 : SC$="" :T=0
:TS="":TP=0 :REM*23S
UU=0:WT=0:X=0:Y=0:TZ = -1 :S0
=0:IN=0:TX=0:FF$="RK."!FFa
0:E$=CliRS(27) :REM*5
FK5="":FL=0 :R$="" :RR=0:SS=
"":T1=0:TS=0:TT=0:TY=0:YY=
:REM*141
DIM PR(400) ,TM5(400) ,THt40
I , TC ( 4 SJ ) , TW ( 4 ) , TL ( 4 00 )
,TT(400),RR(400),RAt400) ,T
(1) :REM*25
KYS="TSPRVALNQ"+CHRS ( 1 3 ) +E
S : REM* 11 7
DAS{0)="tSHFT R}EC0RD":DA$
(1)="{SHFT R}ANK{2 SPACES)
DAS (2)=" {SHFT P}OKER
REM* 11
LCS=CHR$(14> :REM*24
RETUPJJ :REM*108 ■
44 RUN- jUl.V/AUGUST I'J'J'i
RUN'S Checksum Program and Typing Hints
By bob K0D.\DEK and thk RUN EDITORIAL STAFF
CHECKSUM IS A PROGRAM tli;il |>n)()fre;itts your tyfjiii^r when yiiu
etilerii listing' hii)m tliL' nv.ifrMini;, h ;issigiis a iiimu'iical valut- to L-atli
tluuacler ihal yoti type, atkis up tliu v;ihifs (ifllu* lint' you tyjied and
disjjiays the siuvi, (Chtcksiim, tlici-cloic, means thai il liifch vour typ-
ing by <Mmming the characters.) It also vcriQcs tliat you ha\'e typed the
characters iti (he proper order, (Cliecksvuii won't tell you if you tiiiss a
line of code entirely, so verify that yourself.)
C"lifck.suiii niiLs ill the b.i( kijioimii ivheit you type in lines ol pro-
f,'raininin|f code. Wlienever you type a line and [iiess rkivkn, the
(Ihecksuni will display a Viihie. Coinpaie that vahre to the value pub-
lished nt'xi to ihe line ol code in the inaga/ine (eg., :RKM*l2y). If the
numbeis match, you've typed the line correctly. Simple.
Typing in Checksum and Other Good Advice
Kirat, ty[>e in Cbeckstiin carcfiiliy fi-oiii Listing 1 below. Be sua- to
press Krii.iRN after way liiie to enter it into memory. Once you have
typed the pi^^'ntm, save it. In laci, save it a few limes ivltile you'te typ-
ing, jusi to be sale. {This is jjood advice whenever you type in a pni-
gram. 1 n^ually change the name each time [ save; liir example, Su-
pei'gamel, Sui)ergame2, and so on.)
Double check lour ivork, makinj^ suix? that you'\'c typed in everv
line, and you've pressed reitrn after evciy line yoifve tvped. H'voti
make errors when ly]}inj; in Checksum, a te.^t run of Checksnm will
tell yoii which line is incon'ect. ('Hiis .safely featutt- works only in the
Checksnm praj;nim itself It dots not apply Ki any other listings in the
magazine. ) Whenever you Initi a ty])ing eiror (in any jirogiam lisling),
fix it. press KKl urn to enter the change, wif //(*■ fmigram again, and trv
another nni. Rejjeat as often as nccessar\'.
Iniportaiit lij): Don't get discouraged ii the program won't nin. Re
patient, [ie tbonnigb. It will work eventually.
\'ou'll know your Cliecksiim is ready when you sec the line
TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, SVStnumber)
UsFNG Checksum and Even More Good Advice
Wlien you're ready to type in your first lisiing fmni the magazine,
load and nm checksum. Make a note of the nimiber thai is dis]>layed
on the sctten (lillSli for the C-64; 3328 for the C-I2.S). ib aitivale
and deactivate Checksmii. ty])e S'^S followed l)y I hat number, I lien
ptvss RUlt KS. Von need lo haveC.heeksuni arlive whenever you're typ-
ing in a lisling. Checksum imisl lie deactivated, li<iwever, when you nm
the new progratn.
The next step is typing in a new pmgr;uii listing as il appears in the
magazine- .Vs you begin, you'll notice that at the enil of eaih line is a
colon, followed hv ibe letters REM. anastcri.'ikand a 1-3 digit mimljer,
like this: :RB^*123
Don't type any of this in: It's simply llie Chcebsuni value. Stop lyp-
iug before the colon and ptfss liL'lt.R.s. 11 you've lyjied the line lor-
reclty, the number displayed on die st:reen will mauli the Checksum
value. If the numbers don'l match, you've made a mistake. Check the
line carefully, make yoiu' changes and press KtrilRN. llie tonipuler
won't know you've made a change unless you press Rf.m.'KS lo enter it,
A fcAv type-in bints: The Checksum docs not verify blank sfiaces in
the program lines unie.ss they mv witbiti i|Uoiaiion marks, because
jidding oromitling such spaces will not alfect lbeo|)etalion ol the pio-
gram. Hie exception to thi.^ is bexadeciiual Data siatements.'iliese ate
tlie Data statements, such as tin;* one, that don'l have commas:
100 DATA 1234567B901234567890*1S345678901234567890*123
456789012345e7830«
In statements such as these, you must have one space between the woixl
DATA and the numbers ihat follow. Checksum will not catch ibal emu.
Oneotbeicoitunoii mistake islo type in the spaces ibal fall tinder the
line nimiber. hi the example .ibove you sboulil iio[ put a carriage re-
turn or sp.ues beiween the 3 and the t wbeie the line btvak.s.
What the Heck Are Curly Braces?
As you type, you will tindoiibledly be totiftised the fii-st lime you see
curly braces {}. 'Iliese braces mean "perform the fiuution expkiineil
within," l-'or e>:;imple, {'22 Si'ACIvSJ iue;ins tli:it yon need to press the
s]>ace bar 22 limes. Don't type tbebiau's. { )theri;ommon exam]iles aie:
{SlilFfCLRl^iold down the.siuil key ;iud press the ci u-iiOMi- key.
{2 t;R.SR DN's( — lap the cursor down kry luice.
{CTRL 1 } — hold lhe<:()vi<)i. key and piess ihe I key.
{COMD T) — bold down lUe (.o.MMOiiORt: key ami press the 1" key.
{■j LB. s}— press the iiiitisb pottiid key (£ not #} 'j times.
Keep Your Chin Up— Ai,l You Nekh I,s Patience
Conliime ivpiiig in your pmgiain, saving olten :uid chei king each
checksum value with the one in the m,ig,i/iiie, until voii've Mnisbed ibe
listing. Plieiv! So now you're ready to run your program, right? Not
quite. Ilrst. save it. .Second, deactivate t:liecksimi by typing ,S^S fol-
lowed b> iil 1 .".2 for the C:-ti4 or 332H Ii >i l be Ci- 1 2«
Now you can run. Don't l)e discouraged if you still get an ernir. It
h-ippens. There ;nv only two errors that Cbeeksum won't cakh (omit-
ting a line aii<l the Data slalemeiu spacers). Use t;hecksiim faitbhilly
lie patient, lie iboiough. Il will work cvenlu;illy. OR!
Listing 1. HUN's Checksjm pragram.
10 HEM RUN'S CHECKSUM 64/128 - BOB KODADEK
20 MO = 12B:SA-3328;IF PEBK( '1096il>THEN MO-64:SA-491 52
30 I=i0:CK-0:CH=0:I,N'.190
ii FOR K=0 TO 1 6
50 FOR J=1 TO 10:READ B:IF B>255 THEN GOTO 170
60 ai^CH+B:POKE 3A+I,B:I«I+1 :NEXT
70 READ LC
80 IF LCOCH THEN GOTO 170
90 CH=.0:LN=>LNt10 '
100 NEXT K
110 POKESA+110,240:POKESA+in,3B:PQKESA+140,2 34
120 PRINTCHHJ(H7)STR$(M0}" RUN CHECKSUM" : PRINT
130 PRINT"TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, SYS"SA:IF H0.12B THEN 1
60
140 POKESA+1 3, 124:POKESA+15,165:POKESA+25,124:POKESA+2
6,165
150 POKESA+39,20:POKESA+41 , 21 :P0KESA+1 23,205:POKESA+1 2
4,189
160 P0KESA+4,INT(SA/256):SYS SA:NEH
170 PRINT" YOU HAVE A DATA ERROR IN LINE ";LN;"1":END
1S0 REM DO NOT CHANGE THESE DATA STATEMENTS I
190 IJATA 120,162,24,160,13,173,4,3,201,24,684
200 DATA 208, il, 162, 13, 160, 67, 142, 4, 3, 140, 903
210 DATA 5,3,88,96,32,13,67,152,72,169,697
220 DATA 0,141,0,255,133,176,133,180,166,22,1286
230 DATA 164,23,134,167,132,168,170,189,0,2,1149
240 DATA 240,58,201,46,144,7,201,56,176,3,1136
250 DATA 232,208,240,189,0,2,240,42,201,32,1386
260 DATA 208,4,164,180,240,31,201,34,208,6,1276
270 DATA 165,180,73,1,133,180,230,176,164,176,1478
280 DATA 165,167,24,125,0,2,133,157,165,168,1116
290 DATA 105,0,133,168,136,208,239,232,208,209,1638
300 DATA 169,42,32,210,255,165,167,69,168,170,1447
310 DATA 169,0,32,50,142,169,32,32,210,255,1091
320 DATA 32,210,255,169,13,32,210,255,104,168,1448
330 DATA 95,104,170,24,32,240,255,104,168,96,1289
340 DATA 55,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162,1203
350 DATA 0,160,0,32,240,255,169,42,208,198,1 304 ■
RUN it right: &64 or C-128 in 40- or 80-Column mode
lULY/AUCUS'I- 1<H)2 •RUN 45
SOFTWARE GALLERY
Fwni j). S.
like ;> [Icnisli an ihc h;ilf sIkHI.
Vhv <)l)j('(t, of (iJiuM', is to liglil \<)iii
way ilir()iiL;h all I'ij^lii levels, liu kin^ iij)
poiius along llic u;n. \(in oiilv li.iw (hire
iives to bfgin with, Ijiil defeating e;iili
level's powerful enemy (and finding i)i/-
za to eat) can pattli up a lot oi" damage
acaimulaied ciiiiinj; the game. This ver-
sion allows you three "eontimies" if you
die, after wlrirh von'll have lo stall the
game o%'ei',
rheie are several iiotevvorili\ diflei-
eutes hetvveeil the Cl-fi! version and the
arcade version. The most annoying? Voii
cannot play two or more ttittles at once.
In two-player mode (if you want to call it
that) two filayeis take turns moving
through each level — liattlly a coojx'ia-
tive ellori.
■file hackgrtnind graphics, nicely
drawn and colorful, generally follow
those of the arcade versioti. I he (MVl's
turtles are small and not as nimi)ie as
you may be nsed to. While the joysiiek
Leonardo slashes clirough Shredder's
henchmen in the Turtles Arcade Game.
operation is okay, you'll find the turtles'
response jusi a wte hit sluggish. Unlike
the arcade veision. you cannot jum|}-
kick and change direction in midair; this
can he important if you're being
swarmed hy the foot Clan. On the plus
side, tliere doesn't seem to be as many
enemies toeotnend with in this version.
Also on the ]>lus side is the game's great
sotmdtrack. Sonndtracks and sinmc! ef-
fects have he(<nne a hallmark ol Kona-
mi''^ ( Mil games.
I his is one of those games ihat really
doesn't reqnire much documeination,
especially if you've played other versions.
Moreover, fast load routines keep disk
access times relatively short anti painless.
With its fasi, colorful graphics, humoiuns
atmos])liere and su])erh ic[)layahili!y,
IM.\ I is fjietty cool, dtidel
iSf9.95/C-M. Konumi, WO DenjieU
Parkmiy. Buffalo Gtvve, IL {MOS'J-ISIU)
The Blues Brothers A
Pardon me, Ma'am, We're on a
Alission From (iod
1 he hoys aie hack in town — -Jake and
I'llwood, the best known biothers of
white-boy blues since .Stevie Ray and
[immy Vanghan. They've anived for a
SWAP B
High Scores Aren'l EveryiJimg
in This Game from Titiis
1 love logic pn/zles, so when Swap
crossed my desk this spring, 1 lore into
it. 1 opened the mamia! antl read, "The
iimtiaii brain weighs about 1 .^^kg. It is
moie mysterious than the center of the
atom, and less understood than the Rig
Bang...." Immediately, I tossed the
hook aside and hooted ii[) the game —
witli an introduction like that. I knew
Swap was going to he dilVerent.
A.S it happens, I was right,
111 Swap, there air no had guys lo kill,
no tneasuits to Ilnd, and the eonipnter
skips you quicklv past elenieiUan' levels
if you perform well. The basic itlea is
simple; Yon tleai a playing hoaid by
clicking on adjacent tiles. Ille tiles swa[>
places with each click, and when you gel
tiles of like cokir next to each other, iliey
disappear. At higher levels, a time limit
pushes you to woik faster, while earned
credits and smaller tiles make advancing
more diflkult.
Even so, the game is simple to ])lay.
and within a half hoiii of Opening the
box I had figured out shortcuts (like ihe
avalanche feature, which drojis all of
the tiles lo the hottmn of llur scieen),
and, already ai level 2:5, I was growing
bored, {A lew key swaps, an avalanche
or two, and I was qualified for the next
level. Big, fat, haiiy deal!) .'\ hii disap-
pointed, I returned to the manual.
Ilieie I (bund I lie answer: 1 needed
to ii])))ioacli Swap diifcrcntly. Instead of
taking the ([iiickesi irniie to the next
level, I should have concentrated on
clearing the boaRl — solving the puzzle,
if you wil!.
When viewed in litis light — as a piia--
ly uieiLtal challenge — Swa|i shines
hiighily. To "solve" the various levels,
you must approach the boaixl iiiethod-
ically, considering the number ancl
sha]ie of the liles, and looking for pat-
terns wilhin the board. If you want to
set up spi'cilic challenges, all the bet-
ler — Swa]»*s I'raclice mode lets yon set
tip the board with a selection of vari-
ables. The manual even gives a sample
eliallenge. In this regard, Swap has
iR'mendoiis staying power.
Ilie program has excellent graphics
and ade<]iiate toiiinls through all of the
If you enjoy the mental gymnastics of
solving logic puxzlas, try Swaii.
lower levels. A.s you atlvanco. though,
the liles become smaller, and il is occa-
sionally difricuh to position your joy-
stick pointer in the correct spot.
My biggest gripe with S\vap, fortu-
nately, can be ea.sily overlooked: scor-
ing. "The "poinls" i scored with each
level .seemed to have little relation lo
lite speed with which I cleared the
boaitl, (This, ofcoui'se, contrihuied to
my initial frustration: Where's the fun
if you can't rack up points and win the
game?)
Thtr programmers obviously took
pains lo create a scoring merhaiiism
that lakes into acccmm ihe intricate na-
ture of the pti/Jiles. IJnforitmately, that
mechanism is not explained in the
manual, which left me woiideiing — Is il
better to work quickl)', or to ^^■o|■k logi-
callv? Should I use e-vtra tiles to clear
the board completely, or shonhl I sim-
ply go on to ihe next level?
Tlie answer is sinqile: Ignore the
.scores, enjoy the chiilletige. In laci, I
recommend abantloning the competi-
tion mode altogetiier.
To programmers, mathematitians,
Mensans, and other puzi^le-solvers,
Svvap will [>rovide endless hours of un-
usual enieriainmcnt. If, however, you
\-\ct.-(.\ the thrill ofvicioiy to drive your
interest, I suggest you took elsewhere.
($39.95H:-'6'L Titus Sojlwiiir, 2(>-f32
Corixai St., Chatmorlh, CA 913 U)
—Janice Crotty
New Pixidutti luiilor
46 R u N • juLV/Aut;usriyy;!
SOFTWARE GALLERY
big show, complete with Rubber Bisaiii,
but tlieir iiistnmu'nrs have been stolen
and ibe slii'iifl uanis ilu'in oiK ol'lown.
I)i) tlii'v lisU-n? C)l (oiiise not. These
are the Hlnes Brotheis.
And you — as either Jake or Elwood —
iimsi guide yoiu' man through five
grooviii' levels of high-rise buildings,
fhutes, ladders and othui- obstacles. This
ifi .Super Mario with sunglasses and a
worn out tt'dor;i.
IJsing a jovslick, von niusi Llinib,
The Blues Braehers Is like Super Marin witK
a worn out fedora and a pair of shades.
jump, sLooi, swim and stumble your way
thiougli eiuli level in search of the piece
of e(]ui|)nieni associated with thut level,
with (idl-.S( lecn graphics detailing yom*
snrioimdiii^s. Alotig ihe way, yoti'll find
batl guys who vvanl lo put a serious hint
on yon — monsters antl madmen alike —
with names like Clra/y Hoc, Banana Split,
Merman and Hig Dug. While you don't
have weajKins. ynu can pick up boxes
and toss ihem. One good hit and you're
own yomvvay.
lihies llrotliers [jresents ymi with
graphics .sereetis that are veiy busy.
Tlieix;'.s a lot going on here. Bad guys
move back and forth. Elevators move up
and down. Kscalators escalate. Flying
ciitteis bomb you. ThcR- are balloons
and umbrellas galore to lift or float you
to safety. Thete are fences to climb over,
S[nings to bounce on, ladders galorc.I
ibittk you gel the pietnie.
Blue Ilrothers starts at a frantic pace
and never lets u]). If you loved Mario
Brothers, Donkey Kong or the classic
jutnp Man, then you'll absolutely revel in
this game, Ihe smoothly ser<dlitig
sefeensaie colorful, lively and, admitted-
ly, plain Inn to get aromid in. lo fad, I
was having such a good time moving up
atid dowtt elevators and swimming
through water tatiks that I was loath to
move iiinher into the game.
And what would the Blue BtTjthers be
without ibe blnesr "fbioughout the
game, musical souodtiacks accompany
your frantic race tlirough town. And, of
course, Kfmami's usual superb job on
sound effects are evideitt thitnighont,
f here's lertainly nothing about the
Blue Btuthers to com plain about. It's fast,
pretty to look at, ami plenty of fun to
play. This is, perha]is, otte of the best ar-
cade games to come dowti the pike for
the C-04 in a long while. So grub your
sungla.sses, put on yonr('>-man suit and
get a firm hold nii llie joystick. The Blues
Brotheis arc (i)min' t<i lakeyovi lot a ride.
($39.95/C~6-l. Tilus So/lware, 20432
Corisci) Si., Chahumrlh, f.>l 913U)
TaivY La Russa's
Ultimate Baseball A
/•*;// Tim Simulation on llie
Top of Your Roster
I've always taken a clini view of softirare
with the wotid ultimute stuck sottmvheix' in
the title. It seems ariogant. .And. like ai-
togattt people, these gantes typically don't
live tip to ilti'ir self-styled leputalion.
'fhanklnlly I hnittd that fony Li Russa's
Ultimate Baseball can alliird its ostenta-
tious title — this baseball simulation is one
of the lines t I've played.
Some simulations give you great
grajjbits, but little control over manage-
rial decisions; others give yon ;i lot of
statistics and itianagerial control, hut fall
short ui the graphics tlepai tment. Tony
LaRussa has hit on the right mix.
Let's talk about the graphics fiist.
Great stuff — full-screen graphics with a
huge, very detailed ball ])ark. 1 was im-
pressed with how quickly the detailed
ingh-resolution screen st tolls to and fro
as the action init<ilds. the |)ai k tttkes up
over two-thirds oftlie screen, antl even
then it's only a portion of the entire
field. The lower screen shows a score
box, a small overhead diagram of the
park and an information window. A
close-up of the pitcher and battel over-
lays the main screen during batting se-
quences. When a ]) layer hits the ball, the
window disa])[)eiirs and a fiill-screeii an-
itnation details the play in fiill. If your
team is on defense, die llelder closest to
the ball (unless it's a home run) will
move toward the play. If you're batting,
you'll obviously be moving your rnntiei
around t!ie bases.
■fhe coninils are very ea.sy to use. Each
])layer on the roster hiis his own stats and
abilities; this is not a simulation where
brute joystick siiengili is the deciding
factor, AH of the o]Mions are available
throughout the game by summoning
pop-up menus. I'itchers can not only
throw the standatd pitches, they can aLso
serve up knuckle balls, sliders and screw-
balls. 'Hiey can throw bigli or low, inside
or outside- — all accomplished by moving
the joystick. Ibny l.;d<ussii even lets you
pick off a runner w^Ikj's led himself too
far from base. In the same manner, bat-
ters can bunt, po^ver swing or choke up
on the bat.
When it comes to managing your
team, the pop-up windows let you (litvet
both teams. You can send yoni manager
to the mound and check the pitcher's
The pnsslfallitjes for matching up teams aro
astounding in this exECptional simulation,
condition. Likewise, you can ch;tiige
pitchers, send them to the bullpen or
back to the bench. You can make changes
to the inlield and outfield, instructing
jilayers to [)lay back or [)lay in, hold nnis
or phiy off base nimiers. The managing
o])tions for both teams go on and on.
Above all, this game is etisy to use.
Game play is so smooth and intuitive, in
fact, that the documentation is inciden-
tal. Raiely will yon lind a simulation that
can make such a chiini.
1 here are twenty-six teams from both
conferences available, including some of
the biggest names in baseball — all with
statistics. You can select the starting line-
up and batting order of your teams, or
allow the computer to do it for you.
If you get bored with the teams provid-
ed, you can purcha.se .separate team disks
sttch as Great Teams I9C(1-1968, The
disk contains historically accurate statis-
tics and msters from the best tetims in
history. You'll find Chicago, 190G, Balti-
more, 1969 and more, 'Hie possibilities
for matchups are asionntiing.
Whether you're a baseball fanatic with
a closet iiill of trading cards, or a con-
noisseur of simulation games, you'll hnd
this baseball simulation on the top of
your roster. 7ony LjtRussa is one oi' the
few games f have ever played that truly
deserves the often used, much abu.sed
moniker, ULTIMATE.
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